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Ubuntu Updates

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Classification
These posts contain security alerts, including digital loopholes, electronic attacks, technical updates, and they are classified base on the level of severity.

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Warning Date

Severity Level

Warning Number

Target Sector

23 January, 2020

● Medium

2020-842

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Description:

Ubuntu has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following versions:

  • Ubuntu 19.10
    • python-apt
  • Ubuntu 19.04
    • python-apt
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    • python-apt
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    • python-apt
    • GraphicsMagick
    • zlib

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

  • Denial of service (DoS) attack.
  • Execute arbitrary cod.

Best practice and Recommendations:

The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates:

Last updated at 23 January, 2020

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