=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1868-1
June 05, 2013

libxvmc vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
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 1868-1: libxvmc vulnerabilities

June 5, 2013
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

Severity
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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