XServer crashes when visiting web page containing PDF with Firefox
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When opening the following link with Firefox, the X Server crashes:
http://
As such a bug might be used for evil purposes like buffer overrun to execute arbitrary code, etc. this might be security relevant.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-48-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Mar 28 16:35:21 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8280] [1002:9836] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:9836]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-25 (395 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/21/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.10
dmi.board.name: AM1B-ITX
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu2
version.
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version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Sat Mar 28 16:31:08 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input Lite-On Technology Corp. ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint KEYBOARD, id 8
input Lite-On Technology Corp. ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output HDMI-0 HDMI-1 VGA-0
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.
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.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8280] [1002:9836] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:9836]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-25 (446 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
PackageArchitec
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
Tags: trusty ubuntu
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-52-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 02/21/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.10
dmi.board.name: AM1B-ITX
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
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xserver.bootTime: Mon May 18 19:59:38 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input Lite-On Technology Corp. ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint KEYBOARD, id 8
input Lite-On Technology Corp. ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output HDMI-0 HDMI-1 VGA-0
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.
information type: | Private Security → Public Security |
I can't reproduce this, either in a VM, or on real hardware that uses the nouveau driver.
Are you still able to reproduce this with all current updates applied?