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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-4954-1 Critical: glibc Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous bugs resolved in the GNU C Library for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, affecting both system reliability and security measures.
Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu glibc update instructions application crash ubuntu critical impact GNU C Library

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11.3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4954-1

CVE-2009-5155, CVE-2020-6096

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May 14, 2021

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu glibc update instructions application crash ubuntu critical impact GNU C Library

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