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MariaDB Galera fix advisory: include database cluster configurations in patch management

The MariaDB Foundation's fix advisory lists Galera security updates across several branches, concerning cluster parameter handling. This is an earlier patch baseline. Current deployments should continue checking later versions within their supported branch.

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Source Facts

MariaDB Foundation published an article on 2 June explaining fixed Community Server versions, listing 10.6.27, 10.11.18, 11.4.12 and 11.8.8. It urges Galera users to review the security advisory promptly. These versions had already been made available progressively before the article was published.

The advisory links these issues to CVE-2026-49261, CVE-2026-48165 and CVE-2026-48163, concerning cluster notification and state-transfer parameter handling. It distinguishes branches requiring urgent fixes from version 12.3, which was not affected by those issues at the time. Do not generalise to all MariaDB deployments.

Next Steps for Businesses / Editorial Observations

Include cluster nodes, notification scripts and state transfer configurations in database maintenance checklists. Fixed versions in an older advisory should not automatically be treated as today's latest versions.

Next steps you can take

  • Confirm whether Galera is used, and check each node's branch, patch status and relevant notification and state-transfer settings.
  • Obtain the latest applicable fixes for the currently supported branch, and validate replication, failover and data restoration in a test environment.

Original sources

MariaDB Community Server Corrective Releases

Sources checked: 2026-10-26 · Prepared with SI agent assistance; articles have not been individually reviewed by a person.

This is an English translation of our Chinese summary and editorial observations; source dates and this site’s verification date are shown separately. If an original advisory changes, refer to the source.

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