MariaDB 5.1.66 is a Stable(GA) release. In general this means that there are no known serious bugs, except for those marked as feature requests, that no bugs were fixed since last release that caused a notable code changes, and that we believe the code is ready for general usage (based on bug inflow).
In most respects will work exactly as MySQL: all commands, interfaces, libraries and APIs that exist in MySQL also exist in MariaDB.
includes a fix for , a vulnerability that allowed an authenticated user to crash MariaDB server or to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the mysqld process. This is a serious security issue. We recommend upgrading from older versions as soon as possible.
A fix is also included for multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the replication code. See () for details.
This release also includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:
This version of MariaDB includes MySQL 5.1.66. See for what changed between this and previous MySQL versions.
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Important Security Fixes
Includes MySQL 5.1.66
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