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USN-4441-2: MySQL regression USN-4441-1 fixed vulnerabilities in MySQL. The new upstream version changed compiler options and caused a regression in certain scenarios. This update fixes the problem. 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 8.0.21 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS have been updated to MySQL 5.7.31. 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-5-7-31.html https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-21.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Source: USN-4441-2: MySQL regression

USN-4432-2: GRUB2 regression USN-4432-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GRUB2 affecting Secure Boot environments. Unfortunately, the update introduced regressions for some BIOS systems (either pre-UEFI or UEFI configured in Legacy mode), preventing them from successfully booting. This update addresses the issue. Users with BIOS systems that installed GRUB2 versions from USN-4432-1 should verify that their GRUB2 installation has a correct understanding of their boot device location and installed the boot loader correctly. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Jesse Michael and Mickey Shkatov discovered that the configuration parser in GRUB2 did not properly exit when errors were discovered, resulting in heap-based buffer overflows. A local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code and bypass UEFI Secure Boot restrictions. (CVE-2020-10713) Chris Coulson discovered that the GRUB2 function handling code did not properly handle a function being redefined, leading to a [ more… ]