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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5449-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5449-1 - It was discovered that libXv incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5449-1May 26, 2022libxv vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:libXv could be made to crash or run programs if it received speciallycrafted input.Software Description:- libxv: X11 Video extension libraryDetails:It was discovered that libXv incorrectly handled certain inputs.An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denialof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libxv1 2:1.0.10-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5449-1 CVE-2016-5407Related news
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