September 2014

Ubuntu 14.04 — xchat-gnome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — xchat-gnome — 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-2945-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1565000 Upstream summary: It was discovered that XChat-GNOME incorrectly verified the hostname in an SSL certificate. An attacker could trick XChat-GNOME into trusting a rogue server's certificate, […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — mod-wsgi — 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-2431-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8583 CVE-2014-0240 CVE-2014-0242 Upstream summary: It was discovered that mod_wsgi incorrectly handled errors when setting up the working directory and group access rights. A malicious application could […]

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