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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for irssi (DLA-3025-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
1 year ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the DLA-3025-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that there was a user-after-free vulnerability in irssi, the popular terminal-based IRC client.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'irssi' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 'Stretch', this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.7-1~deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your irssi packages.