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UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222
Vulnerability in mqtt-client (UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222)
Summary
vulnerability in mqtt-client (UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222** has been found in mqtt-client.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade mqtt-client to **1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "mqtt-client UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222 (mqtt-client) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in mqtt-client.
📍 Affected scope
mqtt-client — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'mqtt-client' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'mqtt-client' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `mqtt-client` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade mqtt-client to 1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1ステージング環境で 1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
mqtt-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
mqtt-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
mqtt-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
mqtt-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
mqtt-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
activemq
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
mqtt-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6685-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-0222
- report http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-0222-announcement.txt
- report http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/27/2
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71640324661c1b6d0b6708bd4fb20170e1b979370a4b8cddc4f8d485@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7da9636557118178b1690ba0af49c8a7b7b97d925218b5774622f488@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1e334bd71d6e68462c62c726fe6db565c7a6283302f9c1feed087fa@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0222