USN-1871-1: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome vulnerability
10 June 2013
Several security issues were fixed in xserver-xorg-video-openchrome.
Releases
Packages
- xserver-xorg-video-openchrome - X.Org X server -- VIA display driver
- xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-quantal - X.Org X server -- VIA display driver
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
Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
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xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-quantal
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1:0.3.1-0ubuntu1~precise3
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xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
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1:0.2.904+svn1050-1ubuntu0.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.