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This advisory is rated CRITICAL — exploitation is trivial or already observed in the wild and impact is severe. Patch immediately, not on the next maintenance window.
Executive Summary
USN-8363-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding fixes for MySQL on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 8.0.46 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Ubuntu 25.10 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS have been updated to MySQL 8.4.9. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new feat
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What is "USN-8363-2: MySQL vulnerabilities"?
This is a critical-severity vendor advisory from Ubuntu Security Notices (USN). It covers the affected product family and was flagged for security teams to evaluate.
Am I affected?
Affected technology is listed in the Affected Products section above. If your asset inventory contains any of them, assume in-scope until you can prove otherwise.
How urgent is the response?
Critical: do not wait for your normal patch cycle. Verify exposure today, apply the vendor patch immediately, and add detection rules for any post-exploit indicators.
How do I remediate?
Apply the vendor patch listed in the upstream advisory linked under Sources. If the patch is not yet available, follow the vendor-supplied workaround (often a config flag or feature disable) and add detections for the published exploit pattern in your SIEM. Re-scan after the patch lands to confirm the finding clears.
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