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Percona XtraBackup 8.0.34 Removes the Server Version Check

With the release of Percona XtraBackup 8.0.34-39, Percona XtraBackup (PXB) allows a backup on server version 8.0.35 and higher. We have removed the server version check because the MySQL 8.0 series has transitioned to bug fixes. A feature change in the MySQL 8.0 series, such as the redo log record structure, could cause PXB to […]

CVE-2020-29488: Changes in How Absolute Paths are Handled in Percona XtraBackup xbstream

Due to CVE-2020-29488, Percona XtraBackup is modifying how xbstream handles absolute paths to prevent malicious file injections. Like the tar archiving utility, the new behavior removes the leading ‘/’ character and references to the parent directory. Fixes are available in Percona XtraBackup versions: >= 2.4.22 >= 8.0.23-16.0 For example, ../../../d1/../d2/h.txt will be saved in the […]

Percona XtraBackup 8 Enables –lock-ddl by Default

Percona XtraBackup 8.0.23 enables the “lock-ddl” option by default to ensure any DDL events do not corrupt the backups. Any DML events continue to occur, and only DDL events are blocked. A DDL lock protects the definition of tables and views. With the “–lock-ddl” option disabled, Percona XtraBackup allows backups while concurrent DDL events continue […]

Percona Server for MySQL 5.7.27-30 Is Now Available

Percona announces the release of Percona Server for MySQL 5.7.27-30 on August 22, 2019 (downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). This release merges changes of #5678. On a server with two million or more tables using foreign keys and AUTOINC columns, the shutdown may take a measurable length of time. Bug fixed #95895). If large […]

Percona Server for MySQL 5.6.45-86.1 Now Available

Percona announces the release of Percona Server for MySQL 5.6.45-86.1 on August 20, 2019. Download the latest version from the Percona web site or the Percona Software Repositories. You can also run Docker containers from the images in the 5.6.45, and including all the bug fixes in it, Percona Server for MySQL 5.6.45-86.1 is the current GA […]

Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.16-7 Is Now Available

Percona announces the release of Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.16-7 on August 15, 2019 (downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). This release is based on MySQL 8.0.16. It includes all bug fixes in these releases. Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.16-7 is now the current GA release in the 8.0 series. All of Percona’s […]

Percona Server for MongoDB 3.6.12-3.2 Is Now Available

Percona announces the release of Percona Server for MongoDB 3.6.12-3.2 on May 3, 2019. Download the latest version from the Percona website or the Percona software repositories. Percona Server for MongoDB is an enhanced, open source, and highly-scalable database that is a fully-compatible, drop-in replacement for MongoDB 3.6 Community Edition. It supports MongoDB 3.6 protocols and drivers. Percona […]