openSUSE-SU-2018:0057-1: moderate: Security update for irssi
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openSUSE Security Update: Security update for irssi ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:0057-1 Rating: moderate References: #1074958 Cross-References: CVE-2018-5205 CVE-2018-5206 CVE-2018-5207 CVE-2018-5208 Affected Products: SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for irssi to version 1.0.6 fixes several issues that may affect the stability of irssi: - CVE-2018-5205: Data access beyond the end of the string when using incomplete escape codes - CVE-2018-5206: NULL pointer dereference when the channel topic is set without specifying a sender - CVE-2018-5207: When using an incomplete variable argument, Irssi may access data beyond the end of the string - CVE-2018-5208: Heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-18=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): irssi-1.0.6-36.1 irssi-debuginfo-1.0.6-36.1 irssi-debugsource-1.0.6-36.1 irssi-devel-1.0.6-36.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5205.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5206.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5207.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5208.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1074958
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