openSUSE Leap 15.1: 2020:0248-1 Important: Weechat Buffer Overflow
opensuse
February 27, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for weechat fixes the following security issue:
- CVE-2020-8955: Fixed a buffer overflow in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c that
allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (bsc#1163889).
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-248=1
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-248=1
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-248=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):
weechat-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-aspell-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-aspell-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-debugsource-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-devel-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-guile-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-guile-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-lua-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-lua-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-perl-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-perl-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-python-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-python-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-ruby-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-ruby-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-tcl-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
weechat-tcl-debuginfo-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):
weechat-lang-2.1-lp151.3.3.1
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
weechat-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-aspell-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-devel-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-guile-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-lua-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-perl-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-python-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-ruby-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
weechat-tcl-2.1-bp151.4.3.1
-...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8955.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1163889
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0248-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1
openSUSE Backports SLE-15
Topics Covered
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