Description
In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a message is published to Mosquitto that has a topic starting with $, but that is not $SYS, e.g. $test/test, then an assert is triggered that should otherwise not be reachable and Mosquitto will exit.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Mosquitto | 1.5 – < unspecified, unspecified – ≤ 1.5.2 | unspecified |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | mosquitto | 1.5.3-r0 | — |