SUSE Security Update: Security update for pidgin
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:2235-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1028835 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-2640
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   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:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64
 s390x x86_64):

      finch-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      finch-devel-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      libpurple-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      libpurple-devel-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      libpurple-lang-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      pidgin-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      pidgin-devel-2.6.6-0.30.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
      pidgin-debugsource-2.6.6-0.30.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2640.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1028835

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