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

Ubuntu 24.04 — libppd — 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-7045-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-47175 Upstream summary: Simone Margaritelli discovered that libppd incorrectly sanitized IPP data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate PPD […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — wpa — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — wpa — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-7317-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23303 CVE-2022-23304 CVE-2022-37660 CVE-2024-5290 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2067613 Upstream summary: George Chatzisofroniou and Panayiotis Kotzanikolaou discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd reused encryption elements in the PKEX protocol. An attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — python-pymysql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — python-pymysql — 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-6801-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36039 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PyMySQL incorrectly escaped untrusted JSON input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (10 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-8268-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-4890 CVE-2026-4891 CVE-2026-2291 CVE-2026-4892 CVE-2026-5172 CVE-2026-4893 CVE-2023-28450 CVE-2023-50387  +2 more Upstream summary: Andrew S. Fasano, Royce M, and Hugo Martinez Ray discovered that Dnsmasq did not allocate […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — horizon — 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-3447-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-4428 CVE-2014-3473 CVE-2014-3474 CVE-2014-3475 CVE-2014-3594 Upstream summary: Beth Lancaster and Brandon Sawyers discovered that OpenStack Horizon was incorrect protected against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. A remote authenticated […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — resteasy — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — resteasy — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-7351-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10688 CVE-2020-1695 CVE-2020-25633 CVE-2021-20289 CVE-2023-0482 CVE-2024-9622 Upstream summary: Nikos Papadopoulos discovered that RESTEasy improperly handled URL encoding when certain errors occur. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-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 14.04 — lzo2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — lzo2 — 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-2300-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4607 Upstream summary: Don A. Bailey discovered that LZO incorrectly handled certain input data. An attacker could use this issue to cause LZO to crash, resulting in […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — vte2.91 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — vte2.91 — 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-6833-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-37535 Upstream summary: Siddharth Dushantha discovered that VTE incorrectly handled large window resize escape sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libphp-adodb — 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-6825-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-4855 CVE-2016-7405 CVE-2021-3850 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the PDO driver in ADOdb was incorrectly handling string quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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