Ubuntu Updates
2849Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
9 September, 2020
● Medium
2020-1743
All
Description:
Ubuntu has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- Linux kernel
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- X.Org X Server
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libx11
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Denial of service (DoS).
- Escalate privileges.
- Execute arbitrary code.
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: