Ref# ADV2021_133 | Date: Aug 20th 2021

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Ubuntu has published a security advisory, highlighting vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel for multiple products on the 18th of August 2021. It is recommended that you take the necessary precautions by ensuring your products are always updated.

• Ubuntu 21.04
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

For more information on these Ubuntu updates, you can follow these URLs:

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=hirsute

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=bionic

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=xenial

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=trusty

The Guyana National CIRT recommends that users and administrators review these updates and apply them where necessary.

PDF Download: Ubuntu Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products.pdf

References

• Ubuntu release security updates (18th August 2021). Retrieved from Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.

          https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts/ubuntu-security-advisory-20

• Ubuntu release security updates (18th August 2021). Retrieved from Ubuntu.

          https://ubuntu.com/security/notices