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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201901-8
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Severity: Low
Date : 2019-01-11
CVE-ID : CVE-2019-5882
Package : irssi
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-847
Summary
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The package irssi before version 1.1.2-1 is vulnerable to denial of
service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.1.2-1.
# pacman -Syu "irssi>=1.1.2-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.1.2.
Workaround
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If lines are never hidden (no usage of /window hidelevel), this bug
will not trigger.
Description
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A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in irssi before 1.1.2,
when hidden lines were expired from the scroll buffer.
Impact
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Irssi can crash when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer.
References
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https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=154711952322177
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_01.txt
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/pull/948
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5882
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