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

Ubuntu 20.04 — openexr — 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-8259-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-27622 CVE-2026-34380 CVE-2026-34588 CVE-2021-20296 CVE-2021-23215 CVE-2021-26260 CVE-2021-3598 CVE-2021-3605  +12 more Upstream summary: Quang Luong discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled sample count accumulation when processing deep scan line […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libssh2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libssh2 — 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-6371-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-22218 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libssh2 incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nagios3 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nagios3 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-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 22.04 — linux-gcp-6.8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-gcp-6.8 — 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-8179-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36347 CVE-2024-57795 CVE-2025-22022 CVE-2025-22111 CVE-2025-38022 CVE-2025-38234 CVE-2025-40164 CVE-2025-40325  +12 more Upstream summary: Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo Rizzo discovered that some […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl — vulnerability — 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-6781-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-7101 Upstream summary: Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseExcel was passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type "eval". An attacker could craft a malicious file […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — tinyproxy — 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-7190-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49606 CVE-2022-40468 CVE-2017-11747 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Tinyproxy did not properly manage memory during the parsing of HTTP connection headers. An attacker could use this […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-7266-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0691 CVE-2020-19858 CVE-2020-22628 CVE-2020-35530 CVE-2020-35531 CVE-2020-35532 CVE-2020-35533 CVE-2021-32142  +1 more Upstream summary: Zinuo Han and Ao Wang discovered that the Android DNG SDK, vendored in digiKam, did […]

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

Ubuntu 24.04 — orc — 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-6964-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-40897 Upstream summary: Noriko Totsuka discovered that ORC incorrectly handled certain crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libspf2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libspf2 — 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-6584-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33912 CVE-2021-33913 CVE-2021-20314 Upstream summary: USN-6584-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for CVE-2021-33912 and CVE-2021-33913 […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl — 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-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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