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Ubuntu 14.04 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-3604-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5146 CVE-2017-14632 CVE-2017-14633 Upstream summary: Richard Zhu discovered that libvorbis incorrectly handled certain sound files. An attacker could use this to cause libvorbis to crash, resulting in […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — libtar — 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-7398-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33643 CVE-2021-33644 CVE-2021-33645 CVE-2021-33646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libtar may perform out-of-bounds reads when processing specially crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — python-werkzeug — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — python-werkzeug — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-7093-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-49767 CVE-2024-34069 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Werkzeug incorrectly handled multiple form submission requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Werkzeug to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — mime-support — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — mime-support — 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-2453-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-7209 Upstream summary: Timothy D. Morgan discovered that the run-mailcap tool incorrectly filtered certain shell metacharacters in filenames. If a user or automated system were tricked into […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — smartdns — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — smartdns — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-7370-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-24198 CVE-2024-24199 CVE-2024-42643 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SmartDNS did not correctly align certain objects in memory, leading to undefined behaviour. An attacker could possibly use […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — kopanocore — 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-6876-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19907 CVE-2022-26562 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Kopano Core allowed out-of-bounds access. An attacker could use this issue to expose private information. This issue only affected […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-7398-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33643 CVE-2021-33644 CVE-2021-33645 CVE-2021-33646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libtar may perform out-of-bounds reads when processing specially crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — pymongo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — pymongo — 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-6904-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-5629 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PyMongo incorrectly handled certain BSON. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information or cause a crash. […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — aom — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — aom — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-7397-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-5171 CVE-2020-36130 CVE-2020-36131 CVE-2020-36133 CVE-2020-36135 CVE-2021-30473 CVE-2021-30474 CVE-2021-30475 Upstream summary: Xiantong Hou discovered that AOM did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using […]

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