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Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04 USN-6288-2 Critical MySQL Fix Details

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Calendar Grey October 24, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
PostgreSQL security flaws remedied in Ubuntu patch USN-7288-3 for releases 20.04 and 22.04. Confirm your infrastructure's safety.
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Software Description:

- mysql-5.7: MySQL database

Details:

USN-6288-1 fixed a vulnerability in MySQL. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

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 5.7.43 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

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-5-7-43.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2023.html

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  mysql-server-5.7                5.7.43-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  mysql-server-5.7                5.7.43-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+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-6288-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6288-1

CVE-2023-22053

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6288-2

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