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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1463-2 Moderate: Unity 2D Firefox Menu Issue

Popup menus were not working in Firefox under Unity 2D.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1463-2 June 15, 2012 unity-2d update ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 Summary: Popup menus were not working in Firefox under Unity 2D. Software Description: - unity-2d: Unity interface for non-accelerated graphics cards Details: USN-1463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The Firefox update exposed a bug in Unity 2D which resulted in Firefox being unable to obtain pointer grabs in order to open popup menus. This update fixes the problem. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: unity-2d-panel 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.10: unity-2d-panel 4.12.0-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.04: unity-2d-panel 3.8.4.1-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your Unity 2D session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1463-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1463-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/1010466 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/4.12.0-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/3.8.4.1-0ubuntu1.1 . Unity 2D upgrade fixes contextual menu glitch in Firefox across multiple Ubuntu iterations effortlessly.. Unity2D Fix, Firefox Bug, Ubuntu Update, Security Notice. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 15, 2012 •Important Ubuntu