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From: "Christopher Díaz Riveros" <chrisadr@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201807-03 ] ZNC:Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 22:03:58
Message-Id: 1532901757.2539.1.camel@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201807-03
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: ZNC:Multiple Vulnerabilities
9 Date: July 29, 2018
10 Bugs: #661228
11 ID: 201807-03
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ZNC, the worst of which
19 could result in privilege escalation.
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21 Background
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24 ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-irc/znc < 1.7.1-rc1 >= 1.7.1-rc1
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ZNC. Please review the
38 CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could read arbitary files and esclate privileges.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known workaround at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/znc-1.7.1-rc1"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-14055
62 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14055
63 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-14056
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14056
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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