GLSA 201701-45: irssi: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	irssi: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/19/2017
Bugs:	#604772
ID:	201701-45

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in irssi, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

irssi is a modular textUI IRC client with IPv6 support.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-irc/irssi	< 0.8.21	>= 0.8.21	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in irssi. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All irssi users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/irssi-0.8.21"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-45.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.