=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4137-1
September 23, 2019

Mosquitto vulnerability
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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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4137-1
  CVE-2019-11779

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mosquitto/1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 4137-1: Mosquitto vulnerability

September 23, 2019
Mosquitto could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

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 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4137-1

CVE-2019-11779

Severity
September 23, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mosquitto/1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1

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