[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0703-1: important: Security update for pidgin-otr

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for pidgin-otr

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0703-1

Rating: important

References: #762498

Cross-References: CVE-2012-2369

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

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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

 

 

References:

 

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2369.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/762498

http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=88a4e0d56e88f035f398a36e479c669e

 

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