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

Ubuntu 16.04 — xerces-c — 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-6590-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1311 CVE-2023-37536 CVE-2016-2099 CVE-2016-4463 CVE-2017-12627 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory management operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs, which […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl — 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-6769-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-22368 CVE-2024-23525 Upstream summary: Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX did not properly manage memory during cell merge operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — less — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — less — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-6756-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-32487 CVE-2022-48624 Upstream summary: It was discovered that less mishandled newline characters in file names. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — docker-registry — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — docker-registry — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-6336-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11468 CVE-2023-2253 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Docker Registry incorrectly handled certain crafted input, A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oracle-5.15 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oracle-5.15 — 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-8180-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-53421 CVE-2023-53520 CVE-2023-53662 CVE-2023-54207 CVE-2025-38057 CVE-2025-38125 CVE-2025-38232 CVE-2025-38408  +12 more Upstream summary: Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — atril — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — atril — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7274-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010006 CVE-2019-11459 CVE-2023-51698 CVE-2023-52076 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-nvidia-tegra-igx — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-nvidia-tegra-igx — 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-8255-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-2640 CVE-2023-32629 CVE-2026-23112 CVE-2026-23273 CVE-2023-53421 CVE-2023-53520 CVE-2023-53662 CVE-2023-54207  +12 more Upstream summary: Stonejiajia, Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in the Ubuntu Linux […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — kde4libs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — kde4libs — 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-3286-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8422 CVE-2017-6410 CVE-2016-6232 CVE-2014-5033 Upstream summary: Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the KDE-Libs Kauth component incorrectly checked services invoking D-Bus. A local attacker could use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — needrestart — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — needrestart — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-7117-3 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2091096 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2089193 CVE-2024-10224 CVE-2024-11003 CVE-2024-48990 CVE-2024-48991 CVE-2024-48992 CVE-2022-30688 Upstream summary: USN-7117-1 fixed vulnerabilities in needrestart. The update introduced a regression in needrestart. This update fixes the problem […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — linux-gcp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — linux-gcp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-8266-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-27388 CVE-2024-46816 CVE-2024-49938 CVE-2024-50008 CVE-2024-50142 CVE-2026-23209 CVE-2026-23268 CVE-2026-23269  +12 more Upstream summary: Qualys discovered that several vulnerabilities existed in the AppArmor Linux kernel Security Module (LSM). An […]

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