Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2023-10-25 (version 2.12.0.1, compatible with MySQL 5.7.40) Beta - Amazon Aurora
Improvements

Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2023-10-25 (version 2.12.0.1, compatible with MySQL 5.7.40) Beta

Version: 2.12.0.1

Aurora MySQL 2.12.0.1 is generally available in the following regions: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), AWS GovCloud (US-East), and AWS GovCloud (US-West). This is an early, security fix–only release. These fixes will be deployed more broadly across all Regions with the next patch release, 2.12.1. Aurora MySQL 2.12 versions are compatible with MySQL 5.7.40.

Currently supported Aurora MySQL releases are 2.07.*, 2.11.*, 2.12.*, 3.01.*, 3.02.*, 3.03.*, and 3.04.*.

You can upgrade an existing Aurora MySQL 2.* database cluster to Aurora MySQL 2.12.0.1. You can also restore a snapshot from any currently supported Aurora MySQL release into Aurora MySQL 2.12.0.1.

If you have any questions or concerns, AWS Support is available on the community forums and through AWS Support. For more information, see Maintaining an Amazon Aurora DB cluster in the Amazon Aurora User Guide.

Improvements

Fixed security issues and CVEs listed below:

This release includes all community CVEs fixes up to and including MySQL 5.7.40.

Availability improvements:

  • Fast insert isn't enabled in this Aurora MySQL version, due to an issue that can cause inconsistencies when running queries such as INSERT INTO, SELECT, and FROM. For more information on the fast insert optimization, see Amazon Aurora MySQL performance enhancements.