[Bluewhite64 Linux Security] pidgin [BW64SA:200905027-01]

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[Bluewhite64 Linux Security] pidgin [BW64SA:200905027-01]

New pidgin packages are available for Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current
to fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1373
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1374
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1375
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1376



Here are the details from the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 ChangeLog:
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PATCHES/packages/pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz: Upgraded to pidgin-2.5.6.
This version fixes security issues that could lead to a denial of service or
the execution of arbitrary code as the user running Pidgin.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1373
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1374
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1375
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1376
[*** Security fix ***]



Download the new packages from:
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For Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-12.0/patches/packages/pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz

For Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-12.1/patches/packages/pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz

For Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-12.2/patches/packages/pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz

For Bluewhite64 Linux -current:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-current/bluewhite64/xap/pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.txz

Also, please see the "Get Bluewhite64" section on http://www.bluewhite64.com for
additional mirror sites near you.


MD5 signatures:
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Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 package:
215375570630ab8efe9208c7c46bc4c7 pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz

Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 package:
4723dbce744d333017a7c2af9c64e2f4 pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz

Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 package:
18c755bfec5369bbac4ef8c1a205bf12 pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz

Bluewhite64 Linux -current package:
1df09052d5b7c79cc61857ab98f62fac pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg pidgin-2.5.6-x86_64-1.tgz



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