Ubuntu 24.04 — sed — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 24 April 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8229-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-5958 Upstream summary: Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that sed incorrectly handled symbolic links when performing in-place edits. A local attacker could possibly use this issue […]