SUSE Security Update: Security update for pidgin, finch and libpurple
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:0890-1
Rating:             important
References:         #770304 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-3374
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
                    SLE SDK 10 SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update of pidgin fixes a stack-based buffer overflow
   in the MXit  protocol which could have potentially been
   exploited by remote attackers to  execute arbitrary code in
   the context of the user running pidgin  (CVE-2012-3374).

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-3374
   


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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-finch-6534

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-finch-6534

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-finch-6534

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-finch-6534

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.17.1
      finch-devel-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-devel-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-lang-2.6.6-0.17.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.17.1
      pidgin-devel-2.6.6-0.17.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.17.1
      finch-devel-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-devel-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-lang-2.6.6-0.17.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.17.1
      pidgin-devel-2.6.6-0.17.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-lang-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-meanwhile-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-0.17.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.17.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-lang-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-meanwhile-2.6.6-0.17.1
      libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-0.17.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.17.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.18.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.18.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.18.1

   - SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.18.1
      finch-devel-2.6.6-0.18.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.18.1
      libpurple-devel-2.6.6-0.18.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.18.1
      pidgin-devel-2.6.6-0.18.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3374.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/770304
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2012:0890-1: important: pidgin, finch and libpurple

July 19, 2012
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update of pidgin fixes a stack-based buffer overflow in the MXit protocol which could have potentially been exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running pidgin (CVE-2012-3374). Security Issue reference: * CVE-2012-3374 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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp1-finch-6534 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1: zypper in -t patch sdksp1-finch-6534 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp1-finch-6534 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1: zypper in -t patch sledsp1-finch-6534 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#770304

Cross- CVE-2012-3374

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

SLE SDK 10 SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3374.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/770304

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0890-1
Rating: important

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