CVE-2023-29132
irssi: a use after free possible under special circumstances
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 30, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the Irssi package. When Irssi prints a message while another message is being printed, the list that keeps track of Irssi variables for use in statusbar/message patterns is incorrectly cleaned up, leading to a use-after-free condition.
Statement
The versions of Irssi as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 are not affected by this vulnerability. Only Irssi versions 1.3.0 and higher are vulnerable.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free