Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2157-1 weechat -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 24 Mar 2020
- Affected Packages:
- weechat
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-8955, CVE-2020-9759, CVE-2020-9760.
- More information:
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Several issues have been found in weechat, a fast, light and extensible chat client. All issues are about crafted messages, that could result in a buffer overflow and application crash. This could cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.1-1+deb8u3.We recommend that you upgrade your weechat packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS