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SUSE Linux: 2012:0703-1 Important: pidgin-otr Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey June 6, 2012
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for pidgin-otr tackles a severe vulnerability enabling denial of service risks. Update immediately!
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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):

References

#762498

Cross- CVE-2012-2369

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2369.html

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

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