Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3078-1
13th September, 2016
mysql-5.5, mysql-5.7 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
MySQL could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- mysql-5.5
– MySQL database - mysql-5.7
– MySQL database
Details
Dawid Golunski discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled configuration
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code with root privileges.
MySQL has been updated to 5.5.52 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.7.15.
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-5-5-51.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-52.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-14.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-15.html
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.7
5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.5
5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.5
5.5.52-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.