USN-6910-1: Apache ActiveMQ vulnerabilities

Publication date

23 July 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache ActiveMQ.


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. (

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)


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
22.04 jammy activemq –  5.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libactivemq-java –  5.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 focal activemq –  5.15.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libactivemq-java –  5.15.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 bionic activemq –  5.15.8-2~18.04.1~esm1  
libactivemq-java –  5.15.8-2~18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial activemq –  5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libactivemq-java –  5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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