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Ubuntu Update

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Warning Date

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Target Sector

15 October, 2019

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2019-520

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Description:

Ubuntu has released security update to address a vulnerability in the following versions:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 19.04
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Threats:

Sudo could be made to run commands as root if it called with a specially crafted user ID.

Best practice and Recommendations:

The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4154-1/

Last updated at 24 December, 2019

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