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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2375-1 inspircd -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

20 Sep 2020

Affected Packages:

inspircd

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-20917, CVE-2020-25269.

More information:

Two security issues were discovered in the modules of the InspIRCd IRC daemon, which could result in denial of service.

• CVE-2019-20917

  mysql module before v3.3.0 contains a null pointer dereference when built against mariadb-connector-c. When combined with the sqlauth or sqloper modules this vulnerability can be used to remotely crash an InspIRCd server by any user able to connect to a server.

• CVE-2020-25269

  The pgsql module contains a use after free vulnerability. When combined with the sqlauth or sqloper modules this vulnerability can be used to remotely crash an InspIRCd server by any user able to connect to a server.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.23-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your inspircd packages.

For the detailed security status of inspircd please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/inspircd

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