Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-6060-2

USN-6060-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 May 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Releases

16.04 LTS

Packages

mysql-5.7 - MySQL database

Details

USN-6060-1 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 5.7.42 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-5-7-42.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html

USN-6060-1 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 5.7.42 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-5-7-42.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
16.04 xenial	mysql-server-5.7 – 5.7.42-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

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References

USN-6060-1

USN-6060-1