A new release of the Ubuntu Cloud Images for stable Ubuntu release 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is available at [1]. These new images superseded the existing images [2]. Images are available for download or immediate use on EC2 via publish AMI ids. Users who wish to update their existing installations can do so with:
   'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo reboot'.

The following packages have been updated. Please see the full changelogs
for a complete listing of changes:
 * linux-meta: 5.4.0.96.100 => 5.4.0.97.101 
 * linux-signed: 5.4.0-96.109 => 5.4.0-97.110 
 * policykit-1: 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 => 0.105-26ubuntu1.2 
 * vim: 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4 => 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6 


The following is a complete changelog for this image.
new: {'linux-headers-5.4.0-97': '5.4.0-97.110', 'linux-headers-5.4.0-97-generic': '5.4.0-97.110', 'linux-modules-5.4.0-97-generic': '5.4.0-97.110'}
removed: {'linux-headers-5.4.0-96': '5.4.0-96.109', 'linux-modules-5.4.0-96-generic': '5.4.0-96.109', 'linux-headers-5.4.0-96-generic': '5.4.0-96.109'}
changed: ['libpolkit-agent-1-0:amd64', 'libpolkit-gobject-1-0:amd64', 'linux-headers-generic', 'linux-headers-virtual', 'linux-image-5.4.0-97-generic', 'linux-image-virtual', 'linux-virtual', 'policykit-1', 'vim', 'vim-common', 'vim-runtime', 'vim-tiny', 'xxd']
new snaps: {}
removed snaps: {}
changed snaps: ['core20', 'snapd']
==== linux-meta: 5.4.0.96.100 => 5.4.0.97.101 ====
====     linux-headers-generic linux-headers-virtual linux-image-virtual linux-virtual
  * Bump ABI 5.4.0-97
==== linux-signed: 5.4.0-96.109 => 5.4.0-97.110 ====
====     linux-image-5.4.0-97-generic
  * Master version: 5.4.0-97.110
==== policykit-1: 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 => 0.105-26ubuntu1.2 ====
====     libpolkit-agent-1-0:amd64 libpolkit-gobject-1-0:amd64 policykit-1
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Local Privilege Escalation in pkexec
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-4034.patch: properly handle command-line
      arguments in src/programs/pkcheck.c, src/programs/pkexec.c.
    - CVE-2021-4034
==== vim: 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4 => 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6 ====
====     vim vim-common vim-runtime vim-tiny xxd
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Use-after-free issue in regular expression engine when
    using a mark, could lead to a denial of service or code execution.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3974.patch: Ensure check for free is made when
      processing mark in src/regexp_nfa.c, src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
    - CVE-2021-3974
  
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Heap-based buffer overflow could lead to a denial of
    service or possible code execution when C-indenting
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3984.patch: Fix memory access issue by correctly
      dereferencing cursor position in src/cindent.c and
      src/testdir/test_cindent.vim
    - CVE-2021-3984
  
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Heap-based buffer overflow could lead to a denial of
    service when help functions are provided with long command strings
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-4019.patch: Fix handling of strcpy to use safer
      vim_snprintf in src/ex_cmds.c and src/testdir/test_help.vim
    - CVE-2021-4019
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Use-after-free issue in open command can lead to a denial
    of service or possible code execution
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-4069.patch: Fix issue making a copy of the
      current line and its address in src/ex_docmd.c
    - CVE-2021-4069

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[1] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/focal/release-20220131/
[2] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/focal/release-20220118/