diff -Nru mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/changelog mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/changelog
--- mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/changelog	2016-07-14 21:16:56.000000000 +0800
+++ mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/changelog	2016-08-27 15:47:02.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+mysql-5.7 (5.7.13-0ubuntu5) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix MySQL Server installation freezes if root password contains single
+    quotes (LP: #1598992)
+
+ -- Gasol Wu <gasol.wu@gmail.com>  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:47:02 +0800
+
 mysql-5.7 (5.7.13-0ubuntu4) yakkety; urgency=medium
 
   * Check that /etc/mysql/my.cnf.migrated exists before attempting to
diff -Nru mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/mysql-server-5.7.postinst mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/mysql-server-5.7.postinst
--- mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/mysql-server-5.7.postinst	2016-07-14 21:14:49.000000000 +0800
+++ mysql-5.7-5.7.13/debian/mysql-server-5.7.postinst	2016-08-27 15:47:02.000000000 +0800
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 # This command can be used as pipe to syslog. With "-s" it also logs to stderr.
 ERR_LOGGER="logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i"
 
+quote() {
+  local text=$1
+  echo ${text//\'/\\\'}
+}
+
 # Runs an arbitrary init sql file supplied in $1. Does not require login access
 run_init_sql() {
   tmpdir=`mktemp -d`
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@
       chmod 600 "$initfile"
       chown mysql:mysql "$initfile"
       echo "USE mysql; " >> "$initfile"
-      db_get mysql-server/root_password && rootpw="$RET"
+      db_get mysql-server/root_password && rootpw=`quote "$RET"`
       if [ ! -z "$rootpw" ]; then
         echo "ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$rootpw';" >> "$initfile"
       fi
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@
   # auth_socket plugin and enable it for the root user to improve
   # security.
   if test_mysql_access; then
-    db_get mysql-server/root_password && rootpw="$RET"
+    db_get mysql-server/root_password && rootpw=`quote "$RET"`
     if [ ! -z "$rootpw" ]; then
       invoke stop
       initfile=`mktemp --tmpdir=/var/lib/mysql-files/`