USN-6910-1: Apache ActiveMQ vulnerabilities

23 July 2024

Several security issues were fixed in Apache ActiveMQ.

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Releases

Packages

  • activemq - Java message broker - server

Details

Chess Hazlett discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled certain
commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate
the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-7559)

Peter Stöckli discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled
hostname verification. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform a person-in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11775)

Jonathan Gallimore and Colm Ó hÉigeartaigh discovered that Apache
ActiveMQ incorrectly handled authentication in certain functions.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
person-in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13920)

Gregor Tudan discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled
LDAP authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to acquire unauthenticated access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-26117)

It was discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled
authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41678)

It was discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled
deserialization. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run
arbitrary shell commands. (CVE-2023-46604)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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