SB2020042849 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for irssi
Published: April 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042849
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13045)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when performing server reconnect with SASL authentication. A remote attacker can trigger the application to reconnect to the server (e.g. disrupt connection) that will cause application crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.