Ubuntu Updates
1711Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
13 December, 2020
● Medium
2020-2185
All
Description:
Ubuntu has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- lxml
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- SquirrelMail
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- python-apt
- Ubuntu 20.10
Threats:
An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Execute arbitrary code remotely
- Cross-site scripting attack (XSS)
- Denial of Service attack (DoS)
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: