USN-3501-1: libxcursor vulnerability
USN-3501-1: libxcursor vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3501-1 29th November, 2017 libxcursor vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 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. Anattacker could use these issues to cause libxcursor to crash, resulting ina denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.10: libxcursor1 1:1.1.14-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 17.04: libxcursor1 1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libxcursor1 1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxcursor1 1:1.1.14-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to reboot [ more… ]
