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Ubuntu 16.04/18.04: USN-6583-1 Moderate MySQL Threat Fixes

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Calendar Grey January 15, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
MySQL has released security enhancements for Ubuntu versions 16.04 and 18.04 LTS, addressing various issues and providing optimizations.
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Software Description:

- mysql-5.7: MySQL database

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 5.7.44 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-5-7-44.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2023.html

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update MySQL ubuntu database

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                5.7.44-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   mysql-server-5.7                5.7.44-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+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-6583-1

CVE-2023-22028, CVE-2023-22084

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6583-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update MySQL ubuntu database

Package Information

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