Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS : mysql-5.5 vulnerabilities (USN-2384-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78505

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes a new upstream MySQL version to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.5.40.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-39.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-40.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.h tml.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected mysql-server-5.5 package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2384-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78505

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2384-1.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/16/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server-5.5, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5615, CVE-2014-4274, CVE-2014-4287, CVE-2014-6463, CVE-2014-6464, CVE-2014-6469, CVE-2014-6478, CVE-2014-6484, CVE-2014-6491, CVE-2014-6494, CVE-2014-6495, CVE-2014-6496, CVE-2014-6500, CVE-2014-6505, CVE-2014-6507, CVE-2014-6520, CVE-2014-6530, CVE-2014-6551, CVE-2014-6555, CVE-2014-6559

BID: 56766, 69732, 70444, 70446, 70451, 70455, 70462, 70469, 70478, 70486, 70487, 70489, 70496, 70497, 70510, 70516, 70517, 70530, 70532, 70550

USN: 2384-1