ubuntu Updates
1709Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
5 January, 2021
● Medium
2021-2270
All
Description:
ubuntu has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- libproxy
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- python-apt
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Dovecot
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- 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)
- Program crash remotely
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: