On 03/24/2016 10:48 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 03/24/2016 03:54 AM, Leon Fauster wrote: >> Am 24.03.2016 um 04:21 schrieb Always Learning <centos@xxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.95, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using >>> readline 5.1 >> >> >> >> Current version on C5 is mysql55, 5.0 does not get any updates anymore! >> > > Let me reiterate this: > > the mysql-5.0.95* packages are not supported. A very long time ago, Red > Hat upgraded mysql for el5 to an SCL. The current supported version is: > > > mysql55-mysql-5.5.45-1.el5* > > I guarantee that the 5.0.95 packages have security issues. Here is how > to move to the newer mysql55 packages: > > http://red.ht/1pAcb7q > > I can't stress enough, mysql-5.0 on el5 is absolutely not updated > security wise. The last update to it happened on 22-Jan-2013 and was in > CentOS-5.9 .. we are now in 5.11 and there have been upgrades to mysql55 > since then to fix security issues. > > Here is more info on this MySQL 5.0 to 5.5 upgrade, that was required > starting in CentOS 5.10. > > http://red.ht/1o8VkHN > > http://red.ht/1UK30hR > > http://red.ht/1q48NT5 This shoule not be news to anyone .. it was in the CentOS-5.10 release notes: https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS5.10 (first two bullets in 'New Features' section) There were also discussions on this list: https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2013-October/137939.html Thanks, Johnny Hughes
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