1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2729-1

USN-2729-1: libvdpau vulnerabilities

Publication date

3 September 2015

Overview

libvdpau could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

  • libvdpau - Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix

Details

Florian Weimer discovered that libvdpau incorrectly handled certain
environment variables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
gain privileges.

Florian Weimer discovered that libvdpau incorrectly handled certain
environment variables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
gain privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
15.04 vivid libvdpau1 –  0.9-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty libvdpau1 –  0.7-1ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise libvdpau1 –  0.4.1-3ubuntu1.2

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