1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4119-1

USN-4119-1: Irssi vulnerability

Publication date

3 September 2019

Overview

Irssi could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted CAP request.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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

After a standard system update you need to restart Irssi to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco irssi –  1.2.0-2ubuntu1.2

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›