Description
InspIRCd 3.8.0 through 3.9.x before 3.10.0 allows any user (able to connect to the server) to access recently deallocated memory, aka the "malformed PONG" issue.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | inspircd | 3.8.1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | inspircd | 3.8.1-2 | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | inspircd | 3.10.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | inspircd | 3.10.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | inspircd | 3.10.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | inspircd | 3.10.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | inspircd | 3.10.0-r0 | — |