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Ubuntu Update

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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

18 December, 2019

● Medium

2019-738

All

Description:

Ubuntu has released security update regarding OpenJDK to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following versions:

  • Ubuntu 19.04
  • Ubuntu 19.10
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

  • Denial of service (DoS) attack.
  • Bypass security restrictions in Java.
  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
  • Expose sensitive information.

Best practice and Recommendations:

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

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4223-1/

Last updated at 7 January, 2020

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