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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 819-2] mysql-5.5 version number correction)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This is a correction of DLA 819-1 that mentioned that mysql-5.5 5.5.47-0+deb7u2 was corrected. The corrected package version was 5.5.54-0+deb7u2. For completeness the text from DLA 819-1 is available below with only corrected version information. No other changes. It has been found that the C client library for MySQL (libmysqlclient.so) has use-after-free vulnerability which can cause crash of applications using that MySQL client.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mysql-5.5 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.54-0+deb7u2. We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-5.5 packages.