Security update for pidgin

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1664-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-26491 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2022-26491 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for pidgin fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-26491: Fixed MITM vulnerability when DNSSEC wasn't used (bsc#1199025).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-1664=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2022-1664=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpurple-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • pidgin-devel-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-devel-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • pidgin-debugsource-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • finch-devel-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • pidgin-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • libpurple-lang-2.12.0-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP5 (x86_64)
    • libpurple-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-plugin-sametime-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-tcl-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • pidgin-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • pidgin-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • finch-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • pidgin-debugsource-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • finch-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-plugin-sametime-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-tcl-debuginfo-2.12.0-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP5 (noarch)
    • libpurple-branding-upstream-2.12.0-3.6.1
    • libpurple-lang-2.12.0-3.6.1

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