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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201807-03
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ZNC:Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: July 29, 2018
Bugs: #661228
ID: 201807-03
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ZNC, the worst of which
could result in privilege escalation.
Background
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ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/znc < 1.7.1-rc1 >= 1.7.1-rc1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ZNC. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could read arbitary files and esclate privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/znc-1.7.1-rc1”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-14055
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14055
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-14056
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14056
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
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