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USN-5696-2: MySQL vulnerabilities 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 Source: USN-5696-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

USN-5702-1: curl vulnerabilities Robby Simpson discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain POST operations after PUT operations. This issue could cause applications using curl to send the wrong data, perform incorrect memory operations, or crash. (CVE-2022-32221) Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled parsing .netrc files. If an attacker were able to provide a specially crafted .netrc file, this issue could cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-35260) It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain HTTP proxy return codes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-42915) Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled HSTS support when certain hostnames included IDN characters. A remote [ more… ]

USN-5701-1: Jinja2 vulnerability Yeting Li discovered that Jinja2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Source: USN-5701-1: Jinja2 vulnerability