- Issued:
- 2008-05-22
- Updated:
- 2008-05-22
RHBA-2008:0318 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
pidgin bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated pidgin packages that fix several bugs and add enhancements are now
available.
Description
Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple
accounts on multiple Instant messaging (IM) networks simultaneously.
These updated packages address several bugs, including the following:
- several issues associated with using the MSN protocol resulted in
problems connecting to MSN and random local name changes. These have been
resolved.
- when the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) discovered
client capabilities, Pidgin would sometimes crash. XMPP is the
non-proprietary, open instant messaging protocol used by Jabber and Google
Talk.
- several memory leaks have been resolved.
As well, these updated packages add the following enhancements:
- tooltips have been added to the Room List window.
- the XEP-0096 and XEP-0065 file transfer protocols are now supported.
Note: this list of fixes and changes is not exhaustive. For a full list,
see the Pidgin changelog at http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
All pidgin users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues and add these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 14309bb16d437de1b687ac23795055672daaecf8c87b49a0ff5d8dd9c645102d |
x86_64 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a09e2d235deb4d8fa68d52e32001733bc4c50f4b6e866cf39e48cb734c2b6aba |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 250202ea4416a7bcc5c63b8d79f83dd035a0d4543383bcfc94f043c02bf52f28 |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 250f50f595ab4155829408105d78d24dc907847af68758707e53e0428530c3f8 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 544e931bf8c68f518efaba94d5911bf1e4449bfc56a57d55f022c6e1cdabae7c |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e6c02d967d1ad88e36fa0c3b25a722692a908c8b1763006ecc4be87475ecc018 |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ec192d7aebac82ea362c1e8e00c2b1afd7cb2be7aaf46ec6cd3a053ac55110c4 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8feb2f4c3ac2062705082ab84b7cb806dc45ffa2903ced27aecfb84a16d2b1dc |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3155494b2545de5a93589ea8a7d1617ae7ed52cf05f073cf7e7bf76e00e5eec |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3fe6c57708d616467dee8673f21dfc839f2be506201c3ad80440c3a563c428f8 |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 46338d8b7b8040b9f3594c8c2c36b730a5eff814cf151c2035310a3363a5cc37 |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: aa1b13ec4d3d7af80741643f2bb8df86f45275f282ad96399246bdb1d79c6b84 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 6f074c1d320e0d97a59505d9aaf02e3f06a1c393fb852154a92ad4e994c297ed |
i386 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 250202ea4416a7bcc5c63b8d79f83dd035a0d4543383bcfc94f043c02bf52f28 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e6c02d967d1ad88e36fa0c3b25a722692a908c8b1763006ecc4be87475ecc018 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d729f984183e50cbca007ef4759853cc028aee6c3efac95be285cac94577ac47 |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7e857cc003d918e0a9df381cf33dde6e9cb831b03761f1923d4fbb9d2843d67d |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 46338d8b7b8040b9f3594c8c2c36b730a5eff814cf151c2035310a3363a5cc37 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 474e23d24465036fe07912c4d6cd58cc51b20931d4f93d1fde67dd585a934609 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 14309bb16d437de1b687ac23795055672daaecf8c87b49a0ff5d8dd9c645102d |
x86_64 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a09e2d235deb4d8fa68d52e32001733bc4c50f4b6e866cf39e48cb734c2b6aba |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 250202ea4416a7bcc5c63b8d79f83dd035a0d4543383bcfc94f043c02bf52f28 |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 250f50f595ab4155829408105d78d24dc907847af68758707e53e0428530c3f8 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 544e931bf8c68f518efaba94d5911bf1e4449bfc56a57d55f022c6e1cdabae7c |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e6c02d967d1ad88e36fa0c3b25a722692a908c8b1763006ecc4be87475ecc018 |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ec192d7aebac82ea362c1e8e00c2b1afd7cb2be7aaf46ec6cd3a053ac55110c4 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8feb2f4c3ac2062705082ab84b7cb806dc45ffa2903ced27aecfb84a16d2b1dc |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3155494b2545de5a93589ea8a7d1617ae7ed52cf05f073cf7e7bf76e00e5eec |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3fe6c57708d616467dee8673f21dfc839f2be506201c3ad80440c3a563c428f8 |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 46338d8b7b8040b9f3594c8c2c36b730a5eff814cf151c2035310a3363a5cc37 |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: aa1b13ec4d3d7af80741643f2bb8df86f45275f282ad96399246bdb1d79c6b84 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 6f074c1d320e0d97a59505d9aaf02e3f06a1c393fb852154a92ad4e994c297ed |
i386 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 250202ea4416a7bcc5c63b8d79f83dd035a0d4543383bcfc94f043c02bf52f28 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e6c02d967d1ad88e36fa0c3b25a722692a908c8b1763006ecc4be87475ecc018 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d729f984183e50cbca007ef4759853cc028aee6c3efac95be285cac94577ac47 |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7e857cc003d918e0a9df381cf33dde6e9cb831b03761f1923d4fbb9d2843d67d |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 46338d8b7b8040b9f3594c8c2c36b730a5eff814cf151c2035310a3363a5cc37 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 474e23d24465036fe07912c4d6cd58cc51b20931d4f93d1fde67dd585a934609 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 14309bb16d437de1b687ac23795055672daaecf8c87b49a0ff5d8dd9c645102d |
x86_64 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a09e2d235deb4d8fa68d52e32001733bc4c50f4b6e866cf39e48cb734c2b6aba |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 544e931bf8c68f518efaba94d5911bf1e4449bfc56a57d55f022c6e1cdabae7c |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8feb2f4c3ac2062705082ab84b7cb806dc45ffa2903ced27aecfb84a16d2b1dc |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3155494b2545de5a93589ea8a7d1617ae7ed52cf05f073cf7e7bf76e00e5eec |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3fe6c57708d616467dee8673f21dfc839f2be506201c3ad80440c3a563c428f8 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 6f074c1d320e0d97a59505d9aaf02e3f06a1c393fb852154a92ad4e994c297ed |
i386 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d729f984183e50cbca007ef4759853cc028aee6c3efac95be285cac94577ac47 |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7e857cc003d918e0a9df381cf33dde6e9cb831b03761f1923d4fbb9d2843d67d |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 474e23d24465036fe07912c4d6cd58cc51b20931d4f93d1fde67dd585a934609 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 14309bb16d437de1b687ac23795055672daaecf8c87b49a0ff5d8dd9c645102d |
x86_64 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a09e2d235deb4d8fa68d52e32001733bc4c50f4b6e866cf39e48cb734c2b6aba |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 250202ea4416a7bcc5c63b8d79f83dd035a0d4543383bcfc94f043c02bf52f28 |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 250f50f595ab4155829408105d78d24dc907847af68758707e53e0428530c3f8 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 544e931bf8c68f518efaba94d5911bf1e4449bfc56a57d55f022c6e1cdabae7c |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e6c02d967d1ad88e36fa0c3b25a722692a908c8b1763006ecc4be87475ecc018 |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ec192d7aebac82ea362c1e8e00c2b1afd7cb2be7aaf46ec6cd3a053ac55110c4 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8feb2f4c3ac2062705082ab84b7cb806dc45ffa2903ced27aecfb84a16d2b1dc |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3155494b2545de5a93589ea8a7d1617ae7ed52cf05f073cf7e7bf76e00e5eec |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3fe6c57708d616467dee8673f21dfc839f2be506201c3ad80440c3a563c428f8 |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 46338d8b7b8040b9f3594c8c2c36b730a5eff814cf151c2035310a3363a5cc37 |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: aa1b13ec4d3d7af80741643f2bb8df86f45275f282ad96399246bdb1d79c6b84 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 6f074c1d320e0d97a59505d9aaf02e3f06a1c393fb852154a92ad4e994c297ed |
i386 | |
finch-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d65d2143438c31f6bf498e219a1ca14da849b49f0487425528b978d6ff0d71c7 |
finch-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 250202ea4416a7bcc5c63b8d79f83dd035a0d4543383bcfc94f043c02bf52f28 |
libpurple-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e0335f4b250eb4c7d1d918cdb1c97e336ada0cb9c347eed0db440e8bfc223a09 |
libpurple-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e6c02d967d1ad88e36fa0c3b25a722692a908c8b1763006ecc4be87475ecc018 |
libpurple-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d729f984183e50cbca007ef4759853cc028aee6c3efac95be285cac94577ac47 |
libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7e857cc003d918e0a9df381cf33dde6e9cb831b03761f1923d4fbb9d2843d67d |
pidgin-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 77ae15f105d8d0b38f100ae0cd2341ea98af9c5722f6c75fbfe4fafe7bf1dbcb |
pidgin-devel-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 46338d8b7b8040b9f3594c8c2c36b730a5eff814cf151c2035310a3363a5cc37 |
pidgin-perl-2.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 474e23d24465036fe07912c4d6cd58cc51b20931d4f93d1fde67dd585a934609 |
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