Ubuntu Updates
1775Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
19 May, 2020
● Medium
2020-1249
All
Description:
ubuntu has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following products:
- dovecot
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- dpdk
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux, linux-aws, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Threats:
An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Execute arbitrary code
- Denial of service attack (DoS)
- Expose sensitive information
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: