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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2019.011.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2019-011-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the SSA:2019-011-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the SSA:2019-011-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New irssi packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/irssi-1.1.2-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update addresses bugs including security and stability issues:
A NULL pointer dereference occurs for an 'empty' nick.
Certain nick names could result in out-of-bounds access when printing
theme strings.
Crash due to a NULL pointer dereference w hen the number of windows
exceeds the available space.
Use-after-free when SASL messages are received in an unexpected order.
Use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits.
Use-after-free when hidden lines were expired from the scroll buffer.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'irssi' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

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-2018-7050
Debian Security Information: DSA-4162 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3590-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7051
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00021.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7052
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7053
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7054
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4046-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5882
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/pull/948
https://irssi.org/NEWS/#v1-1-2
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_01.txt
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3862-1/
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