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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0122
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0122)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'weechat' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0122 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'weechat' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0122 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated weechat packages fix security vulnerability:

irc_mode_channel_update in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat through
2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer
overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other
impact via a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode)(CVE-2020-8955).

Affected Software/OS:
'weechat' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8955
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-51
https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/6f4f147d8e86adf9ad34a8ffd7e7f1f23a7e74da
https://weechat.org/doc/security/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00031.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00018.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0248 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00032.html
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