MySQL Bugs: #97948: Prohibit invalid version numbers

Bug #97948	Prohibit invalid version numbers
Submitted:	10 Dec 2019 14:31	Modified:	13 Dec 2019 19:05
Reporter:	Sivert Sørumgård	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Data Dictionary	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	8.0.20	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

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Description:
We need to add static asserts to prohibit assigning invalid version numbers for I_S and DD (i.e., avoid versions that are greater than the mysqld server version).

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Posted by developer:
 
Fixed as of the upcoming 8.0.20 release, and here's the changelog entry:

A MySQL 8.0.19 patch set an invalid INFORMATION_SCHEMA and data
dictionary version number. Assertion code was added to prevent future
version information errors.