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. An
attacker could use these issues to cause libxcursor 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 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: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

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

References

CVE-2017-16612

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2AnvpGY