Ubuntu Alert
2631Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
14 April, 2022
● Medium
2022-4673
All
Description:
Ubuntu has released security updates to several vulnerabilities in the following products:
- Gzip
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- XZ Utils
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Gzip
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Threats:
An attacker could exploit a vulnerability by doing the following:
- Execute arbitrary code
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: