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Ubuntu: 1714-1 Urgent: QXL Vulnerability Causes Denial Of Service

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Guests using the QXL graphics driver could be caused to hang or crash.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1714-1
February 05, 2013

xserver-xorg-video-qxl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10

Summary:

Guests using the QXL graphics driver could be caused to hang or crash.

Software Description:
- xserver-xorg-video-qxl: X.Org X server -- QXL display driver

Details:

It was discovered that the QXL graphics driver incorrectly handled
terminated connections. An attacker that could connect to a guest using
SPICE and the QXL graphics driver could cause the guest to hang or crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  xserver-xorg-video-qxl          0.0.16-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  xserver-xorg-video-qxl          0.0.14-1ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1714-1
  CVE-2013-0241

Package Information:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-qxl/0.0.16-2ubuntu0.1

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-qxl/0.0.14-1ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu: 1714-1 Urgent: QXL Vulnerability Causes Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 5, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A flaw in the QXL display driver on Ubuntu allows attackers to crash guest environments; it is crucial to update all related packages to their latest versions
Guests using the QXL graphics driver could be caused to hang or crash.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-video-qxl 0.0.16-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 11.10: xserver-xorg-video-qxl 0.0.14-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1714-1

CVE-2013-0241

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February 05, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-qxl/0.0.16-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-qxl/0.0.14-1ubuntu0.1

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