USN-2954-1: MySQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2954-1
25th April, 2016
mysql-5.7 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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 5.7.12 in Ubuntu 16.04 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:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-12.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.7
5.7.12-0ubuntu1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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