============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3031-1 July 12, 2016 pidgin vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Pidgin could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - pidgin: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X Details: Yves Younan discovered that Pidgin contained multiple issues in the MXit protocol support. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: libpurple0 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libpurple0 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libpurple0 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.7 After a standard system update you need to restart Pidgin to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3031-1 CVE-2016-2365, CVE-2016-2366, CVE-2016-2367, CVE-2016-2368, CVE-2016-2369, CVE-2016-2370, CVE-2016-2371, CVE-2016-2372, CVE-2016-2373, CVE-2016-2374, CVE-2016-2375, CVE-2016-2376, CVE-2016-2377, CVE-2016-2378, CVE-2016-2380, CVE-2016-4323 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.7