Ubuntu Updates
3249Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
6 November, 2019
● Medium
2019-596
All
Description:
Ubuntu has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- heap memory corruption remotely.
- Execute arbitrary code.
- Unauthorized disclosure of information.
- Escalation of privilege.
- Command injection.
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: https://usn.ubuntu.com/