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Fedora 38 FEDORA-2023-41f41fbb69 critical: UnrealIRCd websocket crash

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Calendar Grey December 26, 2023
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Important notice for UnrealIRCd users on Fedora 38, targeting a resolution for a websocket crash incident while improving overall system reliability.
# UnrealIRCd 6.1.4 This release fixes a crash issue with websockets in UnrealIRCd 6.1.0 - 6.1.3

Summary

UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC server based on the branch of IRCu called

Dreamforge, formerly used by the DALnet IRC network. Since the beginning of

development on UnrealIRCd in May of 1999, it has become a highly advanced

IRCd with a strong focus on modularity, an advanced and highly configurable

configuration file. Key features include SSL/TLS, cloaking, advanced anti-

flood and anti-spam systems, swear filtering and module support.

Update Information:

# UnrealIRCd 6.1.4 This release fixes a crash issue with websockets in UnrealIRCd 6.1.0 - 6.1.3. The full advisory with all details is available at: ## Fixes * Crash that can be triggered by users when [Websockets](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/WebSocket_support) are in use (a listen block with `listen::options::websocket`). This was assigned CVE-2023-50784. * In 6.1.3, [Websockets](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/WebSocket_support) were not working with Chrome and possibly other browsers.

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security advisory denial of service Fedora crash fix websocket UnrealIRCd

Change Log

* Sat Dec 16 2023 Robert Scheck 6.1.4-1 - Upgrade to 6.1.4 (#2254828)

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2254874 - CVE-2023-50784 unrealircd: denial of service and rce https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254874

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-41f41fbb69' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: unrealircd
Product: Fedora 38
Version: 6.1.4
Release: 1.fc38
URL: https://www.unrealircd.org/
Summary: Open Source IRC server

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security advisory denial of service Fedora crash fix websocket UnrealIRCd

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