Critical MySQL Vulnerabilities Fixed for Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in MySQL. Software Description: - mysql-5.7: MySQL database Details: USN-6288-1 fixed a vulnerability in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. 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 5.7.43 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 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: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-43.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2023.html
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): mysql-server-5.7 5.7.43-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): mysql-server-5.7 5.7.43-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6288-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6288-1
CVE-2023-22053
Package Information