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Ubuntu: USN-5258-1 (CVE-2020-9759): WeeChat vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5258-1 (CVE-2020-9759): WeeChat vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/23/2020
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

A Vulnerability of LG Electronic web OS TV Emulator could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and overwrite certain files. This vulnerability is due to wrong environment setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through crafted configuration files and executable files.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat-core
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat-curses
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat-plugins

References

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