Mosquitto vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Mosquitto could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
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
Continue reading...
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
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
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
Continue reading...
