{"id":"USN-3078-1","summary":"mysql-5.5, mysql-5.7 vulnerability","details":"Dawid Golunski discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled configuration\nfiles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary\ncode with root privileges.\n\nMySQL has been updated to 5.5.52 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.7.15.\n\nIn addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,\nnew features, and possibly incompatible changes.\n\nPlease see the following for more information:\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-51.html\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-52.html\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-14.html\nhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-15.html\n","modified":"2026-04-27T15:13:56.171642Z","published":"2016-09-13T16:56:00Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6662"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-6662","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6662"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3078-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6662"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mysql-5.5","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mysql-5.5@5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["5.5.32-0ubuntu7","5.5.34-0ubuntu1","5.5.34-0ubuntu2","5.5.35-0ubuntu1","5.5.35+dfsg-1ubuntu1","5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.38-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.43-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.49-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libmysqlclient18","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libmysqld-pic","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-client","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-client-5.5","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-client-core-5.5","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-common","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-server","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-server-5.5","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-server-core-5.5","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-source-5.5","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-testsuite","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-testsuite-5.5","binary_version":"5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3078-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2016-6662","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"mysql-5.7","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mysql-5.7@5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["5.7.11-0ubuntu4","5.7.11-0ubuntu5","5.7.11-0ubuntu6","5.7.12-0ubuntu1","5.7.12-0ubuntu1.1","5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libmysqlclient20","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-client","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-client-5.7","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-client-core-5.7","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-common","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-server","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-server-5.7","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-server-core-5.7","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-source-5.7","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-testsuite","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"mysql-testsuite-5.7","binary_version":"5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3078-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2016-6662","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}