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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3729-1 Critical: Libxcursor Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey August 6, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-3790-1 pertains to a vulnerability in libglib that could result in application failures and service interruptions in legacy versions.
libxcursor could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libxcursor could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a

specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- libxcursor: X11 cursor management library

Details:

It was discovered that libxcursor incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical issue software update Ubuntu X11 library libxcursor

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libxcursor1                     1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxcursor1                     1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.2

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3729-1

  CVE-2015-9262

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August 06, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical issue software update Ubuntu X11 library libxcursor

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxcursor/1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxcursor/1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.2

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