vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-15227)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 22, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 22, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
While waiting for the channel synchronization, Irssi < 1.0.5 may incorrectly fail to remove destroyed channels from the query list, resulting in use-after-free conditions when updating the state later on. To be exploited, this issue requires a broken IRCd or control over the IRCd.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-15227
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-15227
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-6687
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-30
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016
- CWE-416
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-6687
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