znc vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
znc could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
Fix vulnerability where an authenticated non-admin users could load a module with a crafted name, then escalate privileges and run arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
znc - 1.7.2-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.10
znc - 1.7.1-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
znc - 1.6.6-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
znc - 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart znc to make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
znc could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- znc - advanced modular IRC bouncer
Fix vulnerability where an authenticated non-admin users could load a module with a crafted name, then escalate privileges and run arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
znc - 1.7.2-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.10
znc - 1.7.1-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
znc - 1.6.6-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
znc - 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart znc to make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...