Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2583-1 activemq -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
08 Mar 2021
Affected Packages:
activemq
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 890352, Bug 908950, Bug 982590.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-15709, CVE-2018-11775, CVE-2019-0222, CVE-2021-26117.
More information:

Multiple security issues were discovered in activemq, a message broker built around Java Message Service.

  • CVE-2017-15709

    When using the OpenWire protocol in activemq, it was found that certain system details (such as the OS and kernel version) are exposed as plain text.

  • CVE-2018-11775

    TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.

  • CVE-2019-0222

    Unmarshalling corrupt MQTT frame can lead to broker Out of Memory exception making it unresponsive

  • CVE-2021-26117

    The optional ActiveMQ LDAP login module can be configured to use anonymous access to the LDAP server. The anonymous context is used to verify a valid users password in error, resulting in no check on the password.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 5.14.3-3+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your activemq packages.

For the detailed security status of activemq please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/activemq

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