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Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-nvidia-6.8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-nvidia-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-8254-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23112 CVE-2026-23231 CVE-2026-23273 CVE-2024-36347 CVE-2024-57795 CVE-2025-22022 CVE-2025-22111 CVE-2025-38022  +12 more Upstream summary: Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-3409-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11568 CVE-2017-11569 CVE-2017-11571 CVE-2017-11572 CVE-2017-11574 CVE-2017-11575 CVE-2017-11576 CVE-2017-11577 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker could use […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — gpac — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gpac — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-7320-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5520 CVE-2024-0321 CVE-2024-0322 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the GPAC MP4Box utility incorrectly handled certain AC3 files, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read. A remote […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — chkrootkit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — chkrootkit — vulnerability — 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-2230-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0476 Upstream summary: Thomas Stangner discovered that chkrootkit incorrectly quoted certain values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code when chkrootkit is run […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libmicrodns — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libmicrodns — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-7239-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6071 CVE-2020-6072 CVE-2020-6073 CVE-2020-6077 CVE-2020-6078 CVE-2020-6079 CVE-2020-6080 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libmicrodns could recursively follow the same compression pointer, leading to an infinite loop. An […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — node-browserify-sign — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — node-browserify-sign — 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-6800-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46234 Upstream summary: It was discovered that browserify-sign incorrectly handled an upper bound check in signature verification. If a user or an automated system were tricked into […]

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

Ubuntu 24.04 — ironic — 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-6989-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-44082 Upstream summary: Dan Smith, Julia Kreger and Jay Faulkner discovered that in image processing for Ironic, a specially crafted image could be used by an authenticated […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — axis — 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-6470-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40743 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Axis incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — yard — 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-6731-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17042 CVE-2019-1020001 CVE-2024-27285 Upstream summary: It was discovered that YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — rails — 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-7290-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-41128 CVE-2024-47887 CVE-2024-47888 CVE-2024-47889 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing block formats in email service layers. An attacker could possibly use […]

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