# Connector/C 3.1.8 Release Notes
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The most recent release of MariaDB Connector/C is:
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[Download](https://mariadb.com/downloads/#connectors)[Release Notes](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/c/3.1/3.1.8)[Changelog](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/c/changelogs/3.1/3.1.8)[About MariaDB Connector/C](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/kb/en/about-mariadb-connector-c/README.md)
**Release date:** 14 May 2020
This is a [***Stable (GA)***](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria) release of the MariaDB\
Connector/C, formerly known as MariaDB Client Library for C.
**For a description of this library see the**[**MariaDB Connector/C**](https://app.gitbook.com/s/CjGYMsT2MVP4nd3IyW2L/mariadb-connector-c) **page.**
## Notable Changes
* Included in [MariaDB 10.5.3](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.5/10.5.3), [MariaDB 10.4.13](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.13), [MariaDB 10.3.23](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.3/10.3.23), and [MariaDB 10.2.32](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.32)
* In this version we've moved to providing binaries for several different Linux distributions instead of just a pair of "generic" Linux binaries (a 32-bit and a 64-bit). If you want to continue using the generic binaries, they are still present and listed as "Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit" and "Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit" on the downloads page
* [CONC-304](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-304): Rename the static library to `libmariadb.a` and other `libmariadb` files in a consistent manner
* [CONC-441](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-441): Default user name for C/C is wrong if login user is different from effective user
* [CONC-449](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-449): Check `$MARIADB_HOME/my.cnf` in addition to `$MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf`
* [CONC-457](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-457): `mysql_list_processes` crashes in `unpack_fields`
* [CONC-458](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-458): `mysql_get_timeout_value` crashes when used improperly
* [CONC-464](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONC-464): Fix static build for auth\_gssapi\_client plugin
* Fixes for the following [security vulnerabilities](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/security/cve):
* [CVE-2020-2752](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-2752)
* [CVE-2020-13249](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13249)
## Changelog
For a list of changes made in this release, with links to detailed information\
on each push, see the [changelog](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/c/changelogs/3.1/3.1.8).
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