=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1230-1
October 14, 2011
quassel vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
An unprivileged user could read files in the data and logging directories,
including an automatically generated SSL certificate, used by the quasselcore
daemon.
Software Description:
- quassel: KDE/Qt-based IRC client
Details:
Felix Geyer discovered that the quassel-core post installation script created
data and logging directories which were readable by all users. The post
installation script also generated a certificate, in the data directory, which
was readable by all users.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.04:
quassel-core 0.7.2-0ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 10.10:
quassel-core 0.7.1-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
quassel-core 0.6.1-0ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1230-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/846922
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quassel/0.7.2-0ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quassel/0.7.1-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quassel/0.6.1-0ubuntu1.3