1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3374-1

USN-3374-1: RabbitMQ vulnerability

Publication date

31 July 2017

Overview

RabbitMQ could allow unintended access to network services.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled MQTT (MQ Telemetry
Transport) authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to
authenticate successfully with an existing username by omitting the
password.

It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled MQTT (MQ Telemetry
Transport) authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to
authenticate successfully with an existing username by omitting the
password.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial rabbitmq-server –  3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 trusty rabbitmq-server –  3.2.4-1ubuntu0.1

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