=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1870-1
June 05, 2013

libxxf86vm vulnerability
=========================================================================
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 libxxf86vm.

Software Description:
- libxxf86vm: X11 XFree86 video mode 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:
  libxxf86vm1                     1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.13.04.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libxxf86vm1                     1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxxf86vm1                     1:1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libxxf86vm1                     1:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1870-1
  CVE-2013-2001

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.13.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 1870-1: libxxf86vm vulnerability

June 5, 2013
Several security issues were fixed in libxxf86vm.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1870-1

CVE-2013-2001

Severity
June 05, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.1-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxxf86vm/1:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

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