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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3840-1 (mysql-connector-java - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Thijs Alkemade discovered that unexpected automatic deserialisation of Java objects in the MySQL Connector/J JDBC driver may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mysql-connector-java on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1~deb8u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1. We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-connector-java packages.