Several security issues were fixed in libfs.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1853-1 June 05, 2013 libfs vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libfs. Software Description: - libfs: X11 Font Services 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: libfs6 2:1.0.4-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libfs6 2:1.0.4-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libfs6 2:1.0.3-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1853-1 CVE-2013-1996 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfs/2:1.0.4-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfs/2:1.0.4-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfs/2:1.0.3-1ubuntu0.1 . The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1923-2 deals with several vulnerabilities in the libxyz library, impacting numerous versions of Ubuntu.. Libfs Security Issues, Ubuntu Security Update, Denial of Service, Ubuntu 13.04 Security, Software Vulnerabilities. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2687-1
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