SUSE: 2016:0912-1 Critical Update for Pidgin-Otr Heap Vulnerability
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March 30, 2016
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for pidgin-otr fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-8833: A heap based use-after-free issue was fixed in pidgin-otr that could lead to crashes or potential code execution. 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-523=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2016-523=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-523=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-523=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List:
Topics Covered
References
#970498
Cross- CVE-2015-8833
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8833.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/970498
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1
Rating: important
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