=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4044-1
July 01, 2019

znc vulnerability
=========================================================================
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

Summary:

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

Details:

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

After a standard system update you need to restart znc to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4044-1
  CVE-2019-12816

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.7.2-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.7.1-2ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.6.6-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.6.3-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 4044-1: ZNC vulnerability

July 2, 2019
znc could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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 After a standard system update you need to restart znc to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4044-1

CVE-2019-12816

Severity
July 01, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.7.2-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.7.1-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.6.6-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/znc/1.6.3-1ubuntu0.2

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