AES_ENCRYPT(str, key, [, iv [, mode ]])
AES_DECRYPT(str, key, [, iv [, mode ]])

mode is aes-{128,192,256}-{ecb,cbc,ctr} e.g. "aes-128-cbc".

and a @@block_encryption_mode variable for the default value of mode

change in behavior: AES_ENCRYPT(str, key) can no longer
be used in persistent virtual columns (and alike)