MySQL Patch & Upgrade

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Bibliography

https://endoflife.date/mysql
5.7 to 8.0https://elephantdolphin.blogspot.com/2019/09/upgrading-from-mysql-57-to-mysql-80.html https://elephantdolphin.blogspot.com/2019/09/upgrading-from-mysql-57-to-mysql-80_25.htmlhttps://severalnines.com/database-blog/tips-for-upgrading-mysql-5-7-to-mysql-8https://dbadiaryy.wordpress.com/2019/12/10/safely-upgrade-steps-for-mysql-5-7-to-8-0-version/https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/upgrading-from-previous-series.html (Changes in MySQL 8.0)
Release Noteshttps://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/https://web.archive.org/web/20221014054731/https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/https://downloads.mysql.com/docs/mysql-5.5-relnotes-en.pdf
Announcementshttps://blogs.oracle.com/mysql/post/announcing-july-2021-releases-featuring-mysql-8026
Rolling Upgradeshttps://severalnines.com/database-blog/how-perform-rolling-upgrades-mysql 
https://support.oracle.comHow to Download or Patch MySQL Server 8.0, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1 or 5.0; Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition; Advanced, Pro, Classic (Doc ID 1300654.1)How does Patching Work in MySQL?; How to Apply All the Latest Patches?; How to Find the Latest Patches/Releases (Doc ID 1589556.1)Complete Upgrade Process for your Existing MySQL Server to Newer Versions (Doc ID 1319877.1)How to Patch MySQL from Recommended CVE (Doc ID 2503302.1)
Security Vulnerabilitieshttps://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list.php?vendor_id=185&product_id=316https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=93375 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.52 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus)
Critical Patcheshttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/
July 2024https://www.percona.com/blog/do-not-upgrade-to-any-version-of-mysql-after-8-0-37/https://perconadev.atlassian.net/browse/PS-9306 (MySQL 8.0.38, 8.4.1 and 9.0.0 crashes on restart if database has 10K tables or more)
July 2022Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) July 2022 Patch Availability Document for Oracle MySQL Products (Doc ID 2880175.1)
April 2020https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlOracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) April 2020 Patch Availability Document for Oracle MySQL Products (Doc ID 2648128.1)