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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5696-2 Critical: MySQL Security Issues Fixed

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Calendar Grey October 26, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities addressed in MySQL through updates in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Ensure system safety with the newest updates.
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Software Description:

- mysql-5.7: MySQL database

Details:

USN-5696-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes

new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.

MySQL has been updated to 5.7.40 in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

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

features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-40.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  mysql-server-5.7                5.7.40-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5696-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5696-1

CVE-2022-21589, CVE-2022-21592, CVE-2022-21608, CVE-2022-21617

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October 26, 2022

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