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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6002-1
April 10, 2023
irssi vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.10
Summary:
Irssi could be made to crash in specific scenarios.
Software Description:
- 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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
irssi                           1.4.2-1ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6002-1
CVE-2023-29132
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/irssi/1.4.2-1ubuntu1.1