Debian Security Advisory

DLA-913-1 activemq -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
24 Apr 2017
Affected Packages:
activemq
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 860866.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-7559.
More information:

It was found that Apache ActiveMQ exposed a remote shutdown command in the ActiveMQConnection class. An attacker could use this flaw to achieve denial of service on a client.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 5.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your activemq packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS