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Ubuntu alert USN-1862-1 (libxrandr, libxrandr-lts-quantal)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1862-1 June 05, 2013 libxrandr, libxrandr-lts-quantal vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libxrandr. Software Description: - libxrandr: X11 RandR extension library - libxrandr-lts-quantal: X11 RandR extension 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: libxrandr2 2:1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxrandr2 2:1.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxrandr-ltsq2 2:1.4.0-1~precise2 libxrandr2 2:1.3.2-2ubuntu0.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1862-1 CVE-2013-1986 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.4.0-1u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.4.0-1u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.3.2-2u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr-lts-quanta... -- 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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