Description
The liece Emacs IRC client 2.0+0.20030527 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files as other users.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | liece | 2.0+0.20030527cvs-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | liece | 2.0+0.20030527cvs-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | liece | 2.0+0.20030527cvs-1 | — |
| Debian 3.0 | liece | 2.0+0.20020217cvs-2.1 | DSA-341 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-341 liece - insecure temporary file Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-341 vendor-advisory