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Ubuntu 13.10: USN-1870-1 Critical: libx11 Buffer Overflow

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Several security issues were fixed in libx11.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1854-1
June 05, 2013

libx11 vulnerabilities
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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 libx11.

Software Description:
- libx11: X11 client-side 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:
  libx11-6                        2:1.5.0-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libx11-6                        2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libx11-6                        2:1.4.99.1-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libx11-6                        2:1.3.2-1ubuntu3.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1854-1
  CVE-2013-1981, CVE-2013-1997, CVE-2013-2004

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.5.0-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.4.99.1-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.3.2-1ubuntu3.1


Ubuntu 13.10: USN-1870-1 Critical: libx11 Buffer Overflow

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 5, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities in libx11 addressed across multiple Ubuntu versions, enhancing overall system safety.
Several security issues were fixed in libx11.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libx11-6 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libx11-6 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libx11-6 2:1.4.99.1-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libx11-6 2:1.3.2-1ubuntu3.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1854-1

CVE-2013-1981, CVE-2013-1997, CVE-2013-2004

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June 05, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.5.0-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.4.99.1-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.3.2-1ubuntu3.1

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