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Debian: DSA-4189-1 Moderate: Quassel Arbitrary Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 2, 2018
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A critical update is necessary for the Quassel IRC client due to two vulnerabilities that expose users to potential arbitrary code execution and denial of service threats.
Two vulnerabilities were found in the Quassel IRC client, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service

Summary

Two vulnerabilities were found in the Quassel IRC client, which could
result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.

Note that you need to restart the 'quasselcore' service after upgrading
the Quassel packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 1:0.10.0-2.3+deb8u4.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:0.12.4-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your quassel packages.

For the detailed security status of quassel please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/quassel

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: quassel
CVE ID: CVE-2018-1000178 CVE-2018-1000179

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