Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, match_value/3 passes the user-supplied ?name= regular expression to re:run with no match_limit option, and executes it once per resource in the result set. OTP's default 10M match_limit caps each call at roughly 100-200ms, but the regex runs once per resource in the result set. With a large set, for example 5000 queues at 150ms each, a single request consumes 12 or more minutes of CPU. Parallel requests saturate the schedulers. The use_regex=true option is a supported feature on list endpoints, so this path is reachable through normal API use. Preconditions include Any user with the management tag can exploit this.. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-server | >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.15, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.20, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.11, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.6 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rabbitmq-server | 4.3.0-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rabbitmq-server4.3 | 4.3.6-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:67552 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | rabbitmq-server | 3.13.7-10 | — |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2268 RabbitMQ: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 4, 2026
- RHSA-2026:67552 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026