Slackware: 2012-195-02: pidgin Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1_slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. Fixes a security issue for users of MXit: Incorrect handing of inline images in incoming instant messages can cause a buffer overflow and in some cases can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3374 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 12.2 package:
995b3debf7bddb5fe74e6190d334ed46 pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz
Slackware 13.0 package:
9c142e63563a362ee29485b59f03c0e0 pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
bdc195e52c60a47f8277cd3247f9de76 pidgin-2.10.6-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz
Slackware 13.1 package:
d001dbb823b5aa4b47b784529ddba7ee pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
ab4ef5ec851ebede8e355db3f4457f8d pidgin-2.10.6-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz
Slackware 13.37 package:
a9faf063cd155473628182a26aaf856e pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
e64729809335bbb2d875f7a2a369e03f pidgin-2.10.6-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware -current package:
e26f06db9dc0e771a0add32685e9ab5b xap/pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
fad6b8acf8f8489e48ff1b85b3bd3c0d xap/pidgin-2.10.6-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg pidgin-2.10.6-i486-1_slack13.37.txz