============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1856-1 June 05, 2013 libxcursor 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 libxcursor. Software Description: - libxcursor: X cursor management 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: libxcursor1 1:1.1.13-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxcursor1 1:1.1.13-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxcursor1 1:1.1.12-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1856-1 CVE-2013-2003 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxcursor/1:1.1.13-1ubuntu0.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxcursor/1:1.1.13-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxcursor/1:1.1.12-1ubuntu0.1