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Ubuntu Updates

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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

6 December, 2020

● Medium

2020-2144

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Description:

ubuntu has released a security update to address several vulnerabilities in the following product:

  • Linux kernel
    • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
    • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Threats:

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

  • Execute arbitrary code
  • Denial of service attack (DoS)
  • Unauthorized disclosure of information
  • System crash
  • Security restriction bypass

Best practice and Recommendations:

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

Last updated at 6 December, 2020

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