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Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2016-0125
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks mgasa-2016-0125
Insight
Insight
The pidgin-otr plugin before 4.0.2 is vulnerable to a heap use after free error. The bug is triggered when a user tries to authenticate a buddy and happens in the function create_smp_dialog (CVE-2015-8833).
Solution
Solution
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.