USN-7441-1: Eclipse Mosquitto vulnerabilities

USN-7441-1: Eclipse Mosquitto vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Mon, 04/21/2025 - 20:37
It was discovered that Eclipse Mosquitto client incorrectly handled memory when receiving a SUBACK packet. An attacker with a malicious broker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-10525) Xiangpu Song discovered that Eclipse Mosquitto broker did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A malicious client with a remote connection could possibly use this issue to cause the broker to crash resulting in a denial of service, or another unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-3935)

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