--- title: 'USN-4214-1: RabbitMQ vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4214-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/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 [19.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=eoan) [19.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=disco) [14.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=trusty) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [librabbitmq](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=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. ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 19.10 eoan | [librabbitmq4](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq) –  [0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.10.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.10.1) | | | | [amqp-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq) –  [0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.10.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.10.1) | | | | 19.04 disco | [librabbitmq4](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq) –  [0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.04.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.04.1) | | | | [amqp-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq) –  [0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.04.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.9.0-0.2ubuntu0.19.04.1) | | | | 14.04 LTS trusty | [librabbitmq1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq) –  [0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) | | | | [amqp-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq) –  [0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2019-18609](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18609) ## Related notices * [USN-4214-2](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4214-2)