Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0992 - mysql-connector-java bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

mysql-connector-java bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

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:

Content from dev.mysql.com is not included.http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/cj-news-5-1-17.htmltml> 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.noarch.rpm
  • mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-6.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information