The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5270-2 advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges).
    Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.36 and prior and 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable     vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise     MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete     access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector:
    (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). (CVE-2022-21245)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Federated). Supported     versions that are affected are 5.7.36 and prior and 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability     allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server.
    Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS     Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2022-21270)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Stored Procedure). Supported     versions that are affected are 5.7.36 and prior and 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability     allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server.
    Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS     Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2022-21303)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Parser). Supported versions     that are affected are 5.7.36 and prior and 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high     privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful     attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable     crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
    (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2022-21304)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Replication). Supported     versions that are affected are 5.7.36 and prior and 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability     allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server.
    Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS     Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2022-21344)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Compiling). Supported     versions that are affected are 5.7.36 and prior and 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability     allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server.
    Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to     some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS     Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H). (CVE-2022-21367)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : MySQL vulnerabilities (USN-5270-2)

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Version 1.6 Nov 2, 2023, 4:31 AM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202311020431
Version 1.5 Oct 21, 2023, 9:06 AM Plugin metadata Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "False") Plugin Feed: 202310210906
Version 1.4 Jul 11, 2023, 4:01 AM Detection Plugin Feed: 202307110401
Version 1.3 Jan 18, 2023, 9:01 AM Logic Changes (Added support for s390x) Plugin Feed: 202301180901
Version 1.3 Jul 11, 2023, 1:48 AM Detection Plugin Feed: 202307110148