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=== Announcements ===
 * Official [[https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/|Ubuntu Security Announcements]]
 * Unofficial translations of Ubuntu Security Announcements:
  * [[http://blogs.media-tips.com/bernard.opic/category/ubuntu-security-notices/|French]]

=== Media coverage ===
In order to stay secure, Ubuntu users should simply apply all Ubuntu security updates to their systems when they become available.

For some vulnerabilities that are highlighted by the media, we've provided additional information as part of our !KnowledgeBase:
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GHOST|GHOST (CVE-2015-0235)]]
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/VENOM|VENOM (CVE-2015-3456)]]
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 * [[http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/|Ubuntu CVE Tracker]] (web view)
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 * [[SecurityUpdateProcedures| Security Update Procedures]]  * [[SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures| Security Update Procedures]]
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 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures#Preparing%20an%20update|How to prepare an updated package]]
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  * [[SecurityTeam/BuildEnvironment|schroot/sbuild setup]]
  * [[SecurityTeam/TestingEnvironment|virtual machine setup]]
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 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/UpdatePublication#Media_coverage|Media coverage]]
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 * policy on local DoS
 * policy on root passwords/sudo
 * policy on open network ports
 * policy on sudo
 * policy on home directory permissions		  * [[SecurityTeam/Policies|Ubuntu Security Policies]]
 * [[ApparmorProfileMigration|Creating enforcing AppArmor profiles policy]]
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 * [[Security/Features|Feature Matrix]] (for all releases since Dapper, see the [[Security/Features/Historical|Historical Feature Matrix]].)
 * [[CompilerFlags|Security Hardening Compiler Flags]]
 * [[SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/AppArmorProfiles|AppArmor Profiles]]
 * [[SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/BuiltPIE|Applications Built with PIE]]
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== Process ==
 * [[SecurityTeam/BugTriage|Bug Triage]]
 * [[SecurityTeam/ReleaseCycle|Release Cycle Actions]]

Security updates

Announcements

Media coverage

In order to stay secure, Ubuntu users should simply apply all Ubuntu security updates to their systems when they become available.

For some vulnerabilities that are highlighted by the media, we've provided additional information as part of our KnowledgeBase:

Vulnerability Resources

Update processes

Update techniques

Policies

Features

Process

Problems

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SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase (last edited 2025-04-17 11:05:59 by yhontyk)