Debian Linux Security Advisory 3054-1 - Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to the new upstream version 5.5.40.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 2384-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes a new upstream MySQL version to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.5.40. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.
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