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Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 LTS: USN-1869-1 Moderate: libxxf86dga DoS

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in libxxf86dga.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1869-1
June 05, 2013

libxxf86dga 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 libxxf86dga.

Software Description:
- libxxf86dga: X11 Direct Graphics Access 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:
  libxxf86dga1                    2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.13.04.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libxxf86dga1                    2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxxf86dga1                    2:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1869-1
  CVE-2013-1991, CVE-2013-2000

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86dga/2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.13.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86dga/2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86dga/2:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 LTS: USN-1869-1 Moderate: libxxf86dga DoS

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 5, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Address vulnerabilities in the libxxf86dga library impacting Ubuntu platforms, implementing urgent patches to mitigate risks of possible attacks.
Several security issues were fixed in libxxf86dga.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libxxf86dga1 2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxxf86dga1 2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxxf86dga1 2:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1869-1

CVE-2013-1991, CVE-2013-2000

June 05, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86dga/2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86dga/2:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86dga/2:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.1

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