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===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: pidgin security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1218-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html Issue date: 2009-08-18 CVE Names: CVE-2009-2694 =====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated pidgin packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.
Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies discovered a flaw in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-2694)
Note: Users can change their privacy settings to only allow messages from users on their buddy list to limit the impact of this flaw.
These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.9. Refer to the Pidgin release notes for a full list of changes: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
514957 - CVE-2009-2694 pidgin: insufficient input validation in msn_slplink_process_msg()
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.src.rpm
i386: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.ia64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.ia64.rpm
ppc: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.ppc.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.ppc.rpm
s390: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.s390.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.s390.rpm
s390x: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.s390x.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.src.rpm
i386: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm
x86_64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.src.rpm
i386: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.ia64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.ia64.rpm
x86_64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.src.rpm
i386: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.ia64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.ia64.rpm
x86_64: pidgin-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-4.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.src.rpm
i386: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm
x86_64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source: pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.src.rpm
i386: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.src.rpm
i386: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.src.rpm
i386: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: finch-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source: pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.src.rpm
i386: finch-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: finch-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm finch-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source: pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.src.rpm
i386: finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):
Source: pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.src.rpm
i386: finch-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: finch-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm finch-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm finch-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm libpurple-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm libpurple-tcl-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.i386.rpm pidgin-devel-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm pidgin-perl-2.5.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2694 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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