Debian DSA-4176-1 : mysql-5.5 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 109218

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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 5.5.60, which includes additional changes. Please see the MySQL 5.5 Release Notes and Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisory for further details :

Solution

Upgrade the mysql-5.5 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.60-0+deb8u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mysql-5.5

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

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4176

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109218

File Name: debian_DSA-4176.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-2755, CVE-2018-2761, CVE-2018-2771, CVE-2018-2773, CVE-2018-2781, CVE-2018-2813, CVE-2018-2817, CVE-2018-2818, CVE-2018-2819

DSA: 4176