USN-4789-1: Apache ZooKeeper vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache ZooKeeper.


Packages

  • zookeeper - High-performance coordination service for distributed application

Details

It was discovered that Apache ZooKeeper incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact. (CVE-2016-5017)

It was discovered that Apache ZooKeeper incorrectly implemented "wchp/wchc"
commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-5637)

It was discovered that Apache Zookeeper incorrectly handled clusters. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-8012)

It was discovered that Apache ZooKeeper incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact. (CVE-2016-5017)

It was discovered that Apache ZooKeeper incorrectly implemented "wchp/wchc"
commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-5637)

It was discovered that Apache Zookeeper incorrectly handled clusters. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-8012)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
16.04 xenial libzookeeper-java –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libzookeeper2 –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libzookeeper-st2 –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zookeeper –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zookeeperd –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zookeeper-bin –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libzookeeper-mt2 –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
python-zookeeper –  3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty libzookeeper-java –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libzookeeper2 –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libzookeeper-st2 –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zookeeper –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zookeeperd –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zookeeper-bin –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libzookeeper-mt2 –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
python-zookeeper –  3.4.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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