Ubuntu Updates
1695Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
28 February, 2021
● Medium
2021-2542
All
Description:
Ubuntu has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following products:
- Linux kernel
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Python
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- LibTIFF
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Firefox
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Denial of service (DoS)
- Buffer overflow
- Execute arbitrary code
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4748-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4750-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4751-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4752-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4753-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4749-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4754-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4755-1