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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201806-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Quassel: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: June 14, 2018
     Bugs: #653834
       ID: 201806-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Quassel, the worst of which
could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Quassel is a Qt4/KDE4 IRC client suppporting a remote daemon for 24/7
connectivity.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-irc/quassel              < 0.12.5                  >= 0.12.5 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Quassel. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could cause arbitrary code execution or a Denial of
Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Quassel users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/quassel-0.12.5"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000178
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000178
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000179
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000179

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/201806-04

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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/