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.