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Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : pidgin (SSA:2016-265-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93617

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected pidgin package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b4aebda7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93617

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-265-01.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Published: 9/22/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:pidgin, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2016

Reference Information

SSA: 2016-265-01