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Ubuntu 22.10: USN-6002-1 Moderate: Irssi Internal Crash Issue

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Calendar Grey April 10, 2023
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Irssi users on Ubuntu 22.10 may encounter crashes under certain conditions stemming from a security vulnerability. It's advisable to update your system to ensure safety.
Irssi could be made to crash in specific scenarios.

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.

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Topics Covered

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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

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April 10, 2023

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/irssi/1.4.2-1ubuntu1.1

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