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Debian 7: DLA-1334-1 Moderate: Mosquitto Memory Consumption Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 31, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
To ensure security and fix memory issues, update the mosquitto package on Debian Wheezy by updating the package list and upgrading mosquitto
CVE-2017-7651 A crafted CONNECT packet from an unauthenticated client could result in extraordinary memory consumption
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Summary

CVE-2017-7652
In case all sockets/file descriptors are exhausted, a SIGHUP
signal to reload the configuration could result in default
config values (especially bad security settings)


For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
0.15-2+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your mosquitto 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



Package: mosquitto
Version: 0.15-2+deb7u3
CVE ID: CVE-2017-7651 CVE-2017-7652

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