irssi vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Irssi could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted CAP request.
Software Description
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
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Irssi to make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
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
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
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Irssi to make all the necessary changes.
References
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