=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4119-1
September 03, 2019
irssi vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
Summary:
Irssi could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted CAP request.
Software Description:
- irssi: terminal based IRC client
Details:
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain CAP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
irssi 1.2.0-2ubuntu1.2
After a standard system update you need to restart Irssi to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4119-1
CVE-2019-15717
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/irssi/1.2.0-2ubuntu1.2