1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1230-1

USN-1230-1: Quassel vulnerability

Publication date

14 October 2011

Overview

An unprivileged user could read files in the data and logging directories, including an automatically generated SSL certificate, used by the quasselcore daemon.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
11.04 natty quassel-core –  0.7.2-0ubuntu2.3
10.10 maverick quassel-core –  0.7.1-0ubuntu1.2
10.04 lucid quassel-core –  0.6.1-0ubuntu1.3

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