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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2211-1 Critical: LibXfont Execution Risk

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Several security issues were fixed in libXfont.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2211-1
May 14, 2014

libxfont vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libXfont.

Software Description:
- libxfont: X11 font rasterisation library

Details:

Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled font
metadata file parsing. A local attacker could use this issue to cause
libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code in order to gain
privileges. (CVE-2014-0209)

Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled X Font
Server replies. A malicious font server could return specially-crafted data
that could cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10
and Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxfont1                       1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libxfont1                       1:1.4.6-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libxfont1                       1:1.4.5-2ubuntu0.12.10.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxfont1                       1:1.4.4-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libxfont1                       1:1.4.1-1ubuntu0.3

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2211-1
  CVE-2014-0209, CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.6-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.5-2ubuntu0.12.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.4-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.1-1ubuntu0.3


Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2211-1 Critical: LibXfont Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 14, 2014
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Patches for LibXfont security flaws have been released in Ubuntu. Make sure to keep your system current by installing the newest updates.
Several security issues were fixed in libXfont.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxfont1 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libxfont1 1:1.4.6-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 12.10: libxfont1 1:1.4.5-2ubuntu0.12.10.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxfont1 1:1.4.4-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxfont1 1:1.4.1-1ubuntu0.3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2211-1

CVE-2014-0209, CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211

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May 14, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.6-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.5-2ubuntu0.12.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.4-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/1:1.4.1-1ubuntu0.3

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