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Ubuntu 16.04 — nagios3 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — nagios3 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3253-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1690380 CVE-2013-7108 CVE-2013-7205 CVE-2014-1878 CVE-2016-9566 Upstream summary: USN-3253-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Nagios. The update prevented log files from being displayed in the web interface. This update fixes […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libxfont — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxfont — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3500-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16611 CVE-2017-13720 CVE-2017-13722 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening font files. A local unprivileged user could use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — lame — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — lame — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4780-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9099 CVE-2015-9100 CVE-2015-9101 CVE-2017-13712 CVE-2017-15018 CVE-2017-11720 CVE-2017-9411 CVE-2017-8419  +4 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that LAME incorrectly handled certain audio files. A remote attacker could possibly […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — glance — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — glance — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-3446-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5251 CVE-2015-5286 CVE-2016-0757 CVE-2014-5356 Upstream summary: Hemanth Makkapati discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled access restrictions. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to change the […]

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SLES 12 — libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:1516-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9011 CVE-2009-1364 CVE-2015-0848 CVE-2015-4588 CVE-2015-4695 CVE-2015-4696 Upstream summary: The wmf_malloc function in api.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libice — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libice — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5744-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-2626 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libICE was using a weak mechanism to generate the session cookies. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — policykit-desktop-privileges — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — policykit-desktop-privileges — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4037-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1832337 Upstream summary: The policykit-desktop-privileges Startup Disk Creator policy allowed administrative users to overwrite disks. As a security improvement, this operation now requires authentication. Table of contents […]

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SLES 12 — tpm2.0-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — tpm2.0-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7524 Upstream summary: tpm2-tools versions before 1.1.1 are vulnerable to a password leak due to transmitting password in plaintext from client to server when generating […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libspring-java — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libspring-java — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-4774-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3192 CVE-2015-5211 CVE-2016-9878 CVE-2014-0225 CVE-2014-3625 CVE-2014-3578 Upstream summary: Toshiaki Maki discovered that Spring Framework incorrectly handled certain XML files. A remote attacker could exploit this with a […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — c-ares — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — c-ares — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-3395-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000381 CVE-2016-5180 Upstream summary: It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain NAPTR responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using c-ares […]

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