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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : quassel vulnerability (USN-1230-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 56507
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
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.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected quassel-core package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 56507
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1230-1.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/14/2011
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:quassel-core, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2011
Reference Information
USN: 1230-1