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Ubuntu 15.04 USN-2729-1 Critical: Libvdpau Privilege Escalation

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
libvdpau could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

libvdpau could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:

- libvdpau: Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix

Details:

Florian Weimer discovered that libvdpau incorrectly handled certain

environment variables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to

gain privileges.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libvdpau1                       0.9-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libvdpau1                       0.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libvdpau1                       0.4.1-3ubuntu1.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2729-1

CVE-2015-5198, CVE-2015-5199, CVE-2015-5200

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September 03, 2015

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvdpau/0.9-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvdpau/0.7-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvdpau/0.4.1-3ubuntu1.2

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