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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3078-1 Critical: MySQL Execution Escalation

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2016
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An exploit in MySQL enables distant threat agents to execute commands with administrative privileges on Ubuntu platforms. Suggested to apply patches.
MySQL could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

MySQL could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:

- mysql-5.7: MySQL database

- mysql-5.5: MySQL database

Details:

Dawid Golunski discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled configuration

files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary

code with root privileges.

MySQL has been updated to 5.5.52 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.7.15.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,

new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-52.html

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-14.html

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-15.html

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical MySQL issue execution ubuntu administrator

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  mysql-server-5.7                5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  mysql-server-5.5                5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  mysql-server-5.5                5.5.52-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3078-1

CVE-2016-6662

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September 13, 2016

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical MySQL issue execution ubuntu administrator

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.52-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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