Debian DSA-3706-1 : mysql-5.5 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 94589

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to the new upstream version 5.5.53, which includes additional changes, such as performance improvements, bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible 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
-53.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuo ct2016-2881722.html

Solution

Upgrade the mysql-5.5 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.53-0+deb8u1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=841050

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-53.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?56b7dec5

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/mysql-5.5

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3706

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 94589

File Name: debian_DSA-3706.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/7/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-5.5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5584, CVE-2016-7440

DSA: 3706