Description
An issue was discovered in Pidgin before 2.14.9. A remote attacker who can spoof DNS responses can redirect a client connection to a malicious server. The client will perform TLS certificate verification of the malicious domain name instead of the original XMPP service domain, allowing the attacker to take over control over the XMPP connection and to obtain user credentials and all communication content. This is similar to CVE-2022-24968.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pidgin | 2.14.9-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pidgin | 2.14.9-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pidgin | 2.14.9-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | pidgin | 2.12.0-1+deb9u1 | DLA-3043-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | pidgin | 2.14.8-150400.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:1693-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | pidgin | 2.13.0-150200.12.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:1665-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | pidgin | 2.12.0-3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:1664-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | pidgin | 2.13.0-150200.12.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:1665-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | pidgin | 2.13.0-150200.12.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:1665-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | pidgin | 2.14.9-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | finch +8 | 2.10.11-9.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2023-2115 |
Advisories 5
- DLA-3043-1 pidgin - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:1693-1 Security update for pidgin SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:1665-1 Security update for pidgin SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:1664-1 Security update for pidgin SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ALAS2-2023-2115 Moderate: pidgin security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jul 19, 2023
References
- https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2022-February/038759.html
- https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1158
- https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/FullChangeLog
- https://pidgin.im/about/security/advisories/cve-2022-26491/
- https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/rev/13cdb7956bdc
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220606 [SECURITY] [DLA 3043-1] pidgin security update mailing-list