Ubuntu Security Notice 4214-2 - USN-4214-1 fixed a vulnerability in RabbitMQ. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4214-2
December 11, 2019
librabbitmq vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
RabbitMQ could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- librabbitmq: Command-line utilities for interacting with AMQP servers
Details:
USN-4214-1 fixed a vulnerability in RabbitMQ. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
amqp-tools 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
librabbitmq4 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
amqp-tools 0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2
librabbitmq-dev 0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4214-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4214-1
CVE-2019-18609
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2