Ubuntu Updates
3167Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
26 January, 2020
● Medium
2020-845
All
Description:
Ubuntu has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- python-apt
- e2fsprogs
- Ubuntu 19.04
- python-apt
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- python-apt
- e2fsprogs
- gnutls28
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- python-apt
- graphicsmagick
- e2fsprogs
- zlib
- gnutls28
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- e2fsprogs
- python-apt
- clamav
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- e2fsprogs
- python-apt
- clamav
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Denial of service (DoS) attack.
- Execute arbitrary code.
- Buffer overflow.
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: