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Re: Security ERRATA Moderate: mysql55-mysql on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:38:00 -0600
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On 02/19/2014 07:01 AM, olli hauer wrote:
> On 2014-02-18 21:03, Pat Riehecky wrote:
>> Synopsis:          Moderate: mysql55-mysql security update
>> Advisory ID:       SLSA-2014:0186-1
>> Issue Date:        2014-02-18
> ...
>
>> Upstream does not issue any more security advisories for the MySQL 5.0 packages (mysql-5.0.* and related packages).
>>
>> The only trusted way to upgrade from MySQL 5.0 to MySQL 5.5 is by using MySQL 5.1 as an intermediate step. This is why the mysql51* Software Collection packages are provided. Note that the MySQL 5.1 packages are not supported and are provided only for the purposes of migrating to MySQL 5.5. You should not use the mysql51* packages on any of your production systems.
>>
> ...
>> - Scientific Linux Development Team
>>
> Hi Pat,
>
> is the MySQL upgrade also planned for SL6?
>

It is not at this time.  However, the Software Collection Library at 
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/external_products/softwarecollections/ 
contains a mysql 5.5 package set for SL6.

Pat

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Pat Riehecky

Scientific Linux developer
http://www.scientificlinux.org/

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