Use After Free Affecting irssi package, versions <1.1.1-r0
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- published15 Feb 2018
- disclosed15 Feb 2018
Introduced: 15 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-7054 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.13 irssi to version 1.1.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream irssi package and not the irssi package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.13 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. There is a use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-7191.
References
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_02.txt
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7054
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7054
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/15/1
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-7054
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3590-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4046-1/