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Ubuntu 16.04 — procps — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — procps — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-6477-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4016 CVE-2018-1122 CVE-2018-1123 CVE-2018-1124 CVE-2018-1125 CVE-2018-1126 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the procps-ng ps tool incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — velocity-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — velocity-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6282-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13959 Upstream summary: Jackson Henry discovered that Velocity Tools incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — ruby-sanitize — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ruby-sanitize — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6748-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-23627 CVE-2023-36823 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Sanitize incorrectly handled noscript elements under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a cross-site […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — curl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — curl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8227-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-6276 CVE-2026-5773 CVE-2026-7168 CVE-2026-5545 CVE-2026-6253 CVE-2026-6429 CVE-2026-4873 CVE-2026-3783  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that curl incorrectly reused non-TLS connections when TLS was required in some […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — ruby2.7 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ruby2.7 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8137-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-61594 CVE-2024-35176 CVE-2025-6442 CVE-2024-41123 CVE-2024-41946 CVE-2024-47220 CVE-2024-39908 CVE-2025-24294  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Ruby URI gem did not properly handle sensitive information when […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — tomcat7 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — tomcat7 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6908-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0221 CVE-2020-9484 CVE-2021-25329 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Tomcat SSI printenv command echoed user provided data without escaping it. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libnet-cidr-lite-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libnet-cidr-lite-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6712-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-47154 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Net::CIDR::Lite incorrectly handled extra zero characters at the beginning of IP address strings. A remote attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — slurm-llnl — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — slurm-llnl — multiple vulnerabilities (10 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-8197-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29501 CVE-2016-10030 CVE-2018-10995 CVE-2017-15566 CVE-2018-7033 CVE-2019-6438 CVE-2020-12693 CVE-2020-27745  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Slurm did not properly handle access control when dealing with RPC […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — wget — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — wget — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6852-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38428 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI. A remote attacker could possibly trick a user into […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — smarty3 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — smarty3 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7158-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25047 CVE-2023-28447 CVE-2024-35226 CVE-2022-29221 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Smarty incorrectly handled query parameters in requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary […]

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