SUSE Security Update: Security update for pidgin-otr ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=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=88a4e0d56e88f035f398a36e47... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org