RHSA-2011:0616Low

Red Hat Security Advisory: pidgin security and bug fix update

Published
May 19, 2011
Last Modified
November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2011-1091 →CVE-2011-4922 →

📋 Description

CVE-2011-1091 — Pidgin: Multiple NULL pointer dereference flaws in Yahoo protocol plug-in CVE-2011-4922 — Cipher API information disclosure in pidgin

🎯 Affected products97

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • finch-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • libpurple-0:2.7.9-3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • libpurple-devel-0:2.7.9-3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

🔗 References (8)