# CVE-2019-12301: The Percona Server 5.6.44-85.0-1 packages for Debian and Ubuntu suffered an issue where the server would reset the root password to a blank

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Percona Server 5.6.44-85.0-1 packages for Debian and Ubuntu suffered an issue where the server would reset the root password to a blank value upon an upgrade. This was fixed in 5.6.44-85.0-2.

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## References

- https://www.percona.com/blog/2019/05/17/percona-server-for-mysql-5-6-44-85-0-is-now-available/
- https://jira.percona.com/browse/PS-5640

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