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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1868-1 Critical Libxvmc DoS and Code Exec

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Several security issues were fixed in libxvmc.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1868-1
June 05, 2013

libxvmc 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

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libxvmc.

Software Description:
- libxvmc: X11 Video 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:
  libxvmc1                        2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.13.04.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libxvmc1                        2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxvmc1                        2:1.0.6-1ubuntu2.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1868-1
  CVE-2013-1990, CVE-2013-1999

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxvmc/2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.13.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxvmc/2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxvmc/2:1.0.6-1ubuntu2.1


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1868-1 Critical Libxvmc DoS and Code Exec

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2013
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Various vulnerabilities identified in libxvmc pose serious crash and code execution threats, especially important for Ubuntu systems.
Several security issues were fixed in libxvmc.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libxvmc1 2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxvmc1 2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxvmc1 2:1.0.6-1ubuntu2.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1868-1

CVE-2013-1990, CVE-2013-1999

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June 05, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxvmc/2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxvmc/2:1.0.7-1ubuntu1.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxvmc/2:1.0.6-1ubuntu2.1

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