The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4604-1 advisory.

    Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to     fix these issues.

    MySQL has been updated to 8.0.22 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04     LTS have been updated to MySQL 5.7.32.

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

    Please see the following for more information:

    https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-32.html

    https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-22.html

    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Cluster: NDBCluster Plugin).
    Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.21 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low     privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Cluster. Successful     attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this     vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Cluster     accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL     Cluster. (CVE-2020-14853)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202105-27 (MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of       the process, escalate privileges, gain access to critical data or       complete access to all MySQL server accessible data, or cause a Denial of       Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
141937	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : MySQL vulnerabilities (USN-4604-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/27/2020	8/27/2024	high
262881	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-14853	Nessus	Misc.	9/10/2025	9/10/2025	medium
156994	GLSA-202105-27 : MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/24/2022	1/16/2024	high

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