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Debian dsa-6511 : znc - security update

🗓️ 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Multiple DoS vulnerabilities in znc IRC bouncer on Debian trixie.

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freebsd
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znc -- multiple vulnerabilities
13 Sep 202600:00
–freebsd
cve
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CVE-2026-82373
13 Sep 202600:00
–cve
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-82374
13 Sep 202600:00
–cve
debian
Debian
[SECURITY] [DSA 6511-1] znc security update
23 Sep 202621:28
–debian
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-82373
13 Sep 202600:00
–debiancve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-82374
13 Sep 202600:00
–debiancve
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 45 : znc / znc-clientbuffer (2026-3135766c09)
24 Sep 202600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 44 : znc / znc-clientbuffer (2026-855d5949d1)
24 Sep 202600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
FreeBSD : znc -- multiple vulnerabilities (b7ae786a-af80-11f1-9800-641c67a117d8)
13 Sep 202600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-82373
23 Sep 202600:00
–nessus
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dsa-6511. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(349557);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-82373", "CVE-2026-82374");

  script_name(english:"Debian dsa-6511 : znc - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dsa-6511 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian Security Advisory DSA-6511-1                   [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
    September 23, 2026                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : znc
    CVE ID         : CVE-2026-82373 CVE-2026-82374

    Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in the ZNC IRC bouncer,
    which could result in denial of service.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
    version 1.9.1-2+deb13u1.

    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/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/

    Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/znc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-82373");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-82374");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/znc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the znc packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-82374");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/09/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc-backlog");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc-push");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc-python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc-tcl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(13)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 13.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc-backlog', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc-dev', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc-perl', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc-push', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc-python', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'znc-tcl', 'reference': '1.9.1-2+deb13u1'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'znc / znc-backlog / znc-dev / znc-perl / znc-push / znc-python / etc');
}

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23 Sep 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
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