USN-1818-1: Mesa vulnerability
Publication date
7 May 2013
Overview
Mesa could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.
Releases
Packages
- mesa - free implementation of the EGL API
Details
It was discovered that Mesa incorrectly handled certain arrays. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Mesa to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that Mesa incorrectly handled certain arrays. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Mesa to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
12.04 precise | libgl1-mesa-dri – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | ||
libglu1-mesa – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libgl1-mesa-glx – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libosmesa6 – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libglapi-mesa – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libopenvg1-mesa – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libgl1-mesa-swx11 – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libgles2-mesa – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libegl1-mesa – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libxatracker1 – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libgles1-mesa – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 | |||
libgbm1 – 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.5 |
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