June 2014

Ubuntu 14.04 — pollinate — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — pollinate — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1506238 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1483762 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1381359 Upstream summary: USN-2709-1 updated pollinate's certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com but did not include a new certificate authority certificate. This update fixes the problem. We apologize […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — usb-creator — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — usb-creator — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2576-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1447396 Upstream summary: Tavis Ormandy discovered that usb-creator was missing an authentication check. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — ubuntu-release-upgrader — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ubuntu-release-upgrader — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3623-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1174007 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ubuntu-release-upgrader did not correctly drop permissions before opening a browser to view the release notes. This update fixes the issue. […]

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