Issued:
2010-03-26
Updated:
2010-03-26

RHBA-2010:0176 - pidgin bug fix update

Synopsis

pidgin bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated pidgin packages that fix a bug are now available.

Description

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, SILC, Simple and Zephyr.

These updated pidgin packages fix the following bug:

  • Pidgin users who attempted to log on to an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account found that their connections failed due to recent AIM protocol changes. A workaround for this incompatibility involved disabling secure authentication. This update resolves the incompatibility so that Pidgin users are once again able to log on to their AOL Instant Messenger accounts using secure authentication. (BZ#576311)

All users of pidgin are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue.

Solution

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 This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • libpurple-devel-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • libpurple-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • finch-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • pidgin-2.6.6-2.el5_4.src.rpm
  • pidgin-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • pidgin-perl-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • pidgin-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • finch-devel-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • pidgin-perl-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • pidgin-devel-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • finch-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • libpurple-devel-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • pidgin-devel-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • libpurple-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • libpurple-perl-2.6.6-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
  • finch-devel-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm
  • libpurple-perl-2.6.6-2.el5_4.i386.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information