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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

28 January, 2020

● Medium

2020-851

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Description:

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

  • Ubuntu 19.10
    • mysql-5.7
    • mysql-8.0
    • linux
    • linux-aws
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    • mysql-5.7
    • mysql-8.0
    • tcpdump
    • linux
    • linux-aws
    • linux-oem
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    • mysql-5.7
    • mysql-8.0
    • tomcat8
    • tcpdump
    • linux
    • linux-aws
    • linux-kvm
    • linux-raspi2
    • linux-snapdragon
  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
    • tcpdump
  • Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
    • tcpdump

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

  • Denial of service (DoS) attack.
  • Execute arbitrary code.
  • Buffer overflow.
  • Unauthorized modification.

Best practice and Recommendations:

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

Last updated at 28 January, 2020

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