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Ubuntu 14.04 & 12.04 LTS: USN-2918-1 Critical: Pixman Integer Underflow

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pixman could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed specially crafted data.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2918-1
March 03, 2016

pixman vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

pixman could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed
specially crafted data.

Software Description:
- pixman: pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo

Details:

Vincent LE GARREC discovered an integer underflow in pixman. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could
cause pixman 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 14.04 LTS:
  libpixman-1-0                   0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libpixman-1-0                   0.30.2-1ubuntu0.0.0.0.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2918-1
  CVE-2014-9766

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pixman/0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pixman/0.30.2-1ubuntu0.0.0.0.3


Ubuntu 14.04 & 12.04 LTS: USN-2918-1 Critical: Pixman Integer Underflow

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2016
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Recent reports highlight the pixman vulnerability in Ubuntu 14.04 and 12.04 LTS. To improve your security, routinely update packages and check for patches.
pixman could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed specially crafted data.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libpixman-1-0 0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libpixman-1-0 0.30.2-1ubuntu0.0.0.0.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2918-1

CVE-2014-9766

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March 03, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pixman/0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pixman/0.30.2-1ubuntu0.0.0.0.3

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