SUSE update for pidgin

1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU62728

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26491

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM-attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Pigin supports _xmppconnect DNS TXT record. If DNSSEC is not used, a remote attacker can perform MitM attack via DNS spoofing.

Mitigation

Update the affected package pidgin to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP4

libpurple-tcl-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-tcl: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

finch-devel: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

finch-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

finch: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-lang: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-branding-upstream: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

pidgin-devel: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

pidgin-debugsource: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

pidgin-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

pidgin: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple0-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple0: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-plugin-sametime-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-plugin-sametime: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-devel: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-client0-debuginfo: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple-client0: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

libpurple: before 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_packagehub_subpackages:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-tcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-tcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:finch-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:finch-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:finch:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-lang:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-branding-upstream:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:pidgin-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:pidgin-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:pidgin-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-plugin-sametime-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-plugin-sametime:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-client0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple-client0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221693-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.