Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2022.120.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2022-120-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2022-120-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2022-120-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/pidgin-2.14.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Mitigate the potential for a man in the middle attack via DNS spoofing by removing the code that supported the _xmppconnect DNS TXT record. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. 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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