Use After Free Affecting hexchat package, versions *
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- published27 Feb 2026
- disclosed17 Nov 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 17 Nov 2025
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-416 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
There is no fixed version for hexchat.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the deregister_command() function. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a crash by triggering use-after-free conditions. Additionally, macros intended to be safe may be unsafe to use in threaded contexts, potentially leading to further memory safety violations.