The following updates has been released for Arch Linux:

ASA-201901-8: irssi: denial of service
ASA-201901-9: systemd: arbitrary code execution

ASA-201901-8: irssi: denial of service

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201901-8
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Severity: Low
Date : 2019-01-11
CVE-ID : CVE-2019-5882
Package : irssi
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-847

Summary
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The package irssi before version 1.1.2-1 is vulnerable to denial of
service.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 1.1.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "irssi>=1.1.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.1.2.

Workaround
==========

If lines are never hidden (no usage of /window hidelevel), this bug
will not trigger.

Description
===========

A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in irssi before 1.1.2,
when hidden lines were expired from the scroll buffer.

Impact
======

Irssi can crash when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer.

References
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https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=154711952322177
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_01.txt
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/pull/948
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5882

ASA-201901-9: systemd: arbitrary code execution

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201901-9
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Severity: High
Date : 2019-01-12
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-16864 CVE-2018-16865
Package : systemd
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-845

Summary
=======

The package systemd before version 240.34-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 240.34-1.

# pacman -Syu "systemd>=240.34-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 240.34.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
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- CVE-2018-16864 (arbitrary code execution)

A memory corruption vulnerability has been found in the journald
component of systemd >= v230 and = v201 and