Ubuntu Security Notice 3725-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.5.61 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS have been updated to MySQL 5.7.23. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3725-1
July 30, 2018
mysql-5.5, mysql-5.7 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.
Software Description:
- mysql-5.7: MySQL database
- mysql-5.5: 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 5.5.61 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS have been updated to MySQL 5.7.23.
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/5.5/en/news-5-5-61.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-23.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
mysql-server-5.7 5.7.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
mysql-server-5.7 5.7.23-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
mysql-server-5.5 5.5.61-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3725-1
CVE-2018-2767, CVE-2018-3054, CVE-2018-3056, CVE-2018-3058,
CVE-2018-3060, CVE-2018-3061, CVE-2018-3062, CVE-2018-3063,
CVE-2018-3064, CVE-2018-3065, CVE-2018-3066, CVE-2018-3070,
CVE-2018-3071, CVE-2018-3077, CVE-2018-3081
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.23-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/5.5.61-0ubuntu0.14.04.1