Ubuntu Update
3095Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
15 October, 2019
● Medium
2019-520
All
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/