USN-4137-1: Mosquitto vulnerability
Mosquitto vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
Summary
Mosquitto could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
- mosquitto – MQTT version 3.1⁄3.1.1 compatible message broker
Details
It was discovered that Mosquitto incorrectly handled certain specially crafted
input and network packets. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- libmosquitto1 – 1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
- libmosquittopp1 – 1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
- mosquitto – 1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
- mosquitto-clients – 1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4137-1: Mosquitto vulnerability
