Packages
- mongodb - object/document-oriented database
Details
Eliot Horowitz discovered that MongoDB may fail to validate some instances
of malformed BSON. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-1609)
It was discovered that MongoDB read raw permissions from .dbshell history
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. (CVE-2016-6494)
Travis Brown discovered that MongoDB may be unable to parse specially
crafted UTF-8 strings in BSON requests. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20802)
Eliot Horowitz discovered that MongoDB may fail to validate some instances
of malformed BSON. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-1609)
It was discovered that MongoDB read raw permissions from .dbshell history
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. (CVE-2016-6494)
Travis Brown discovered that MongoDB may be unable to parse specially
crafted UTF-8 strings in BSON requests. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20802)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart MongoDB to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | mongodb – 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1 | ||
| mongodb-server – 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | mongodb – 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2 | ||
| mongodb-server – 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | mongodb – 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2 | ||
| mongodb-server – 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2 | |||
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