USN-1871-1: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 13.04
• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04

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

• xserver-xorg-video-openchrome - 1:0.3.1-0ubuntu1.13.04.1

Ubuntu 12.10

• xserver-xorg-video-openchrome - 1:0.3.1-0ubuntu1.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04

• xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-quantal - 1:0.3.1-0ubuntu1~precise3
• xserver-xorg-video-openchrome - 1:0.2.904+svn1050-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

• CVE-2013-1994