- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0992 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
mysql-connector-java bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated mysql-connector-java package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The mysql-connector-java package provides a native Java driver that converts
JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) calls into the network protocol used by the
MySQL database. It lets developers working with the Java programming language
easily build programs and applets that interact with MySQL.
The mysql-connector-java package has been upgraded to the latest upstream
version, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous
version. For a list of changes, refer to the MySQL Connector/J documentation:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/cj-news-5-1-17.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/cj-news-5-1-16.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/cj-news-5-1-15.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/cj-news-5-1-14.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/cj-news-5-1-13.html
This update also adds "stub" implementations of methods required by the JDBC 4.1
API specification. Currently, these methods throw exceptions when called, but
their presence is necessary for the driver to function properly in JDK 7 and
later. This update also converts the driver from a GCJ build to a pure jar
(noarch) build. (BZ#816696)
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated mysql-connector-java package, which
resolves these issues and adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
i386 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
i386 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
i386 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
i386 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
i386 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
s390x | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
ppc64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
s390x | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: a9be3f63660b11688cd297e19aef9f94117f1d170d8252e28bb126900ce1dcf5 |
x86_64 | |
mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 3e381ce5c2fa1c85ed38a9d296edf5a7afb1fa6689bba8e4cfd0135475118dac |
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