=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1818-1
May 07, 2013

mesa vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Mesa could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.

Software Description:
- mesa: free implementation of the EGL API

Details:

It was discovered that Mesa incorrectly handled certain arrays. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Mesa 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 12.04 LTS:
  libegl1-mesa                    8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libgbm1                         8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libgl1-mesa-dri                 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libgl1-mesa-glx                 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libgl1-mesa-swx11               8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libglapi-mesa                   8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libgles1-mesa                   8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libgles2-mesa                   8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libglu1-mesa                    8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libopenvg1-mesa                 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libosmesa6                      8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5
  libxatracker1                   8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1818-1
  CVE-2012-5129

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5


Ubuntu 1818-1: Mesa vulnerability

May 7, 2013
Mesa could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libegl1-mesa 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libgbm1 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libgl1-mesa-swx11 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libglapi-mesa 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libgles1-mesa 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libgles2-mesa 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libglu1-mesa 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libopenvg1-mesa 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libosmesa6 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 libxatracker1 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1818-1

CVE-2012-5129

Severity
May 07, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5

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