1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4214-1

USN-4214-1: RabbitMQ vulnerability

Publication date

5 December 2019

Overview

RabbitMQ could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • librabbitmq - Command-line utilities for interacting with AMQP servers

Details

It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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
19.10 eoan librabbitmq4 –  0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.10.1
amqp-tools –  0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.10.1
19.04 disco librabbitmq4 –  0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.04.1
amqp-tools –  0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.04.1
14.04 trusty librabbitmq1 –  0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
amqp-tools –  0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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