Debian Security Advisory
DSA-3621-1 mysql-connector-java -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 18 Jul 2016
- Affected Packages:
- mysql-connector-java
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-2575.
- More information:
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A vulnerability was discovered in mysql-connector-java, a Java database (JDBC) driver for MySQL, which may result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some MySQL Connectors accessible data as well as read access to a subset of MySQL Connectors accessible data. The vulnerability was addressed by upgrading mysql-connector-java to the new upstream version 5.1.39, which includes additional changes, such as bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Please see the MySQL Connector/J Release Notes and Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisory for further details:
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/5.1/en/news-5-1.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html#AppendixMSQL
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.39-1~deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-connector-java packages.