Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting mosquitto package, versions <1.4.15-2ubuntu0.18.04.3
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- published5 Jun 2018
- disclosed5 Jun 2018
Introduced: 5 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-7654 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 mosquitto to version 1.4.15-2ubuntu0.18.04.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mosquitto package and not the mosquitto package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.15 and earlier, a Memory Leak vulnerability was found within the Mosquitto Broker. Unauthenticated clients can send crafted CONNECT packets which could cause a denial of service in the Mosquitto Broker.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7654
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533493
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4325
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00036.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7654
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4023-1/