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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.820551
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora: Security Advisory for pidgin (FEDORA-2022-4490dce823)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin'; package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2022-4490dce823 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin'
package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2022-4490dce823 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Pidgin allows you to talk to anyone using a variety of messaging
protocols including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu,
ICQ, IRC, Novell Groupwise, QQ, Lotus Sametime, Simple and Zephyr.
These protocols are implemented using a modular, easy to use design.
To use a protocol, just add an account using the account editor.

Pidgin supports many common features of other clients, as well as many
unique features, such as perl scripting, TCL scripting and C plugins.

Pidgin is not affiliated with or endorsed by America Online, Inc.,
Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo! Inc., or ICQ Inc.

Affected Software/OS:
'pidgin' package(s) on Fedora 36.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-26491
https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/FullChangeLog
https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1158
https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/rev/13cdb7956bdc
https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2022-February/038759.html
https://pidgin.im/about/security/advisories/cve-2022-26491/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00005.html
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