ubuntu Updates
1589Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
16 December, 2020
● Medium
2020-2211
All
Description:
ubuntu has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following versions:
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 16.04
- imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 16.04
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Buffer overflow
- Denial of service attack (DoS)
- Sensitive information disclosure
- Bypass of a protection mechanism
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review ubuntu security advisory and apply the necessary updates: