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Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1862-1 Critical Libxrandr DoS Security Fix

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Several security issues were fixed in libxrandr.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1862-1
June 05, 2013

libxrandr, libxrandr-lts-quantal vulnerability
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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

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:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1862-1
  CVE-2013-1986

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.3.2-2ubuntu0.2

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr-lts-quantal/2:1.4.0-1~precise2


Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1862-1 Critical Libxrandr DoS Security Fix

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your safety by following Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1862-1, focusing on libxrandr security flaws and the upgrade instructions.
Several security issues were fixed in libxrandr.

Summary

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

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1862-1

CVE-2013-1986

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June 05, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr/2:1.3.2-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxrandr-lts-quantal/2:1.4.0-1~precise2

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