Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 916
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 916

Debian: DSA-5725-1 Critical: ZNC Remote Code Execution Threat

debian
Calendar Grey July 3, 2024
Debian Logo
The Fedora Security Advisory FSA-2023-042 highlights a severe vulnerability in libXYZ that may allow unauthorized access. Immediate patching advised.
Johannes Kuhn discovered that messages and channel names are not properly escaped in the modtcl module in ZNC, a IRC bouncer, which could result in remote code execution via specia...
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution debian znc modtcl

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.8.2-2+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.2-3.1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your znc packages.

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

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/



Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Package: znc
CVE ID: CVE-2024-39844

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution debian znc modtcl

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here