Security update for pidgin-otr
SUSE Security Update: Security update for pidgin-otr
A format string flaw in pidgin-otr could have caused a
denial of service condition or even potentially allowed
attackers to execute arbitrary code. This has been fixed.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2012-2369
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http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2369.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/762498
http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=88a4e0d56e88f035f398a36e479c669e
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2012:0703-1 |
| Rating: | important |
| References: | #762498 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
A format string flaw in pidgin-otr could have caused a
denial of service condition or even potentially allowed
attackers to execute arbitrary code. This has been fixed.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2012-2369
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp1-pidgin-otr-6380 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
zypper in -t patch sledsp1-pidgin-otr-6380
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
- pidgin-otr-3.2.0-1.40.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
- pidgin-otr-3.2.0-1.40.1