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Ubuntu alert USN-1857-1 (libxext)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1857-1 June 05, 2013 libxext vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libxext. Software Description: - libxext: X11 miscellaneous extensions library Details: Ilja van Sprundel discovered multiple security issues in various X.org libraries and components. An attacker could use these issues to cause applications to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libxext6 2:1.3.1-2ubuntu0.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxext6 2:1.3.1-2ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxext6 2:1.3.0-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxext6 2:1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1857-1 CVE-2013-1982 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxext/2:1.3.1-2ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxext/2:1.3.1-2ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxext/2:1.3.0-3ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxext/2:1.1.1-2ubu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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