CVE-2023-35789
Publication date 16 June 2023
Last updated 3 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue was discovered in the C AMQP client library (aka rabbitmq-c) through 0.13.0 for RabbitMQ. Credentials can only be entered on the command line (e.g., for amqp-publish or amqp-consume) and are thus visible to local attackers by listing a process and its arguments.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| librabbitmq | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 0.11.0-1ubuntu0.1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 0.10.0-1ubuntu2.1
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 0.10.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
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mdeslaur
the upstream commit for this issue adds a new option to read a password from a file, but does not remove the option to specify a password on the command line
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8437-1
- rabbitmq-c vulnerabilities
- 16 June 2026
- USN-8724-1
- rabbitmq-c vulnerabilities
- 3 September 2026