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USN-5030-2: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities USN-5030-1 addressed vulnerabilities in Perl DBI module. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly opened files outside of the folder specified in the data source name. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2014-10402) It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain long strings. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the DBI module to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14393) Source: USN-5030-2: Perl DBI module vulnerabilities

USN-5270-2: MySQL vulnerabilities USN-5270-1 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 5.7.37 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-5-7-37.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Source: USN-5270-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

USN-5270-1: MySQL vulnerabilities Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 8.0.28 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.7.37. 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-5-7-37.html https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-28.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Source: USN-5270-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

USN-5269-1: Django vulnerabilities Keryn Knight discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain template tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2022-22818) Alan Ryan discovered that Django incorrectly handled file uploads. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-23833) Source: USN-5269-1: Django vulnerabilities

USN-5260-3: Samba vulnerability USN-5260-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Orange Tsai discovered that the Samba vfs_fruit module incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2021-44142) Source: USN-5260-3: Samba vulnerability