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SUSE: 2018:2235-1 Moderate: Pidgin Out Of Bounds Vulnerability Patch

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Calendar Grey August 7, 2018
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Update to address a moderate vulnerability in Pidgin as highlighted in SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2018:2235-1, mitigating potential crash and remote exploit risks.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for pidgin fixes the following issues: The following security vulnerability was fixed: - CVE-2017-2640: Fixed an out of bound write in purple_markup_unescape_entity, which could be triggered by a server controlled by an attacker and could lead to crashes or, in some extreme cases, to remote code execution on the client side (bsc#1028835). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-pidgin-13717=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-pidgin-13717=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate remote code execution SUSE Linux pidgin crash out of bounds

References

#1028835

Cross- CVE-2017-2640

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2640.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1028835

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2235-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate remote code execution SUSE Linux pidgin crash out of bounds

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