USN-6002-1: Irssi vulnerability
Publication date
10 April 2023
Overview
Irssi could be made to crash in specific scenarios.
Releases
Packages
- irssi - terminal based IRC client
Details
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain internal routines.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain internal routines.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.10 kinetic | irssi – 1.4.2-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
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