ubuntu Update
1660Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
17 December, 2020
● Medium
2020-2217
All
Description:
ubuntu has released a security update to address several vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- unzip - De-archiver for .zip files
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 16.04
- Ubuntu 14.04
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Denial of service attack (DoS)
- Execute arbitrary code
- Buffer overflow
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: