DSA-4091-1 mysql-5.5 -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-2562   CVE-2018-2622   CVE-2018-2640   CVE-2018-2665   CVE-2018-2668  

Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to the new upstream version 5.5.59, which includes additional changes. Please see the MySQL 5.5 Release Notes and Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisory for further details: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-59.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.59-0+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-5.5 packages. For the detailed security status of mysql-5.5 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mysql-5.5

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4091-1 mysql-5.5 -- security update

Date Reported:
18 Jan 2018
Affected Packages:
mysql-5.5
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-2562, CVE-2018-2622, CVE-2018-2640, CVE-2018-2665, CVE-2018-2668.
More information:

Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to the new upstream version 5.5.59, which includes additional changes. Please see the MySQL 5.5 Release Notes and Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisory for further details:

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.59-0+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-5.5 packages.

For the detailed security status of mysql-5.5 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mysql-5.5