usn-3078-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-09-13 16:56
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
mysql-5.5, mysql-5.7 vulnerability
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

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Dawid Golunski discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled configuration\nfiles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary\ncode with root privileges.\n\nMySQL has been updated to 5.5.52 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.7.15.\n\nIn addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,\nnew features, and possibly incompatible changes.\n\nPlease see the following for more information:\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-51.html\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-52.html\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-14.html\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-15.html\n",
  "id": "USN-3078-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:22Z",
  "published": "2016-09-13T16:56:00Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3078-1"
    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "mysql-5.5, mysql-5.7 vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
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  ]
}



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