Ubuntu Updates
3236Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
28 January, 2020
● Medium
2020-851
All
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: