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

Ubuntu 16.04 — dogtag-pki — 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-7146-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7537 CVE-2020-25715 CVE-2022-2414 Upstream summary: Christina Fu discovered that Dogtag PKI accidentally enabled a mock authentication plugin by default. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — python-zipp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — python-zipp — 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-6906-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-5569 Upstream summary: It was discovered that python-zipp did not properly handle the zip files with malformed names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 — 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-3662-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-6249 CVE-2018-6253 CVE-2017-5753 CVE-2017-6257 CVE-2017-6259 CVE-2017-6266 CVE-2017-6267 CVE-2017-6272 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the kernel mode layer. A local […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — unixodbc — 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-6715-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-1013 Upstream summary: It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain bytes. An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. Table […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — pyyaml — 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-2461-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9130 Upstream summary: Stanisław Pitucha and Jonathan Gray discovered that PyYAML did not properly handle wrapped strings. An attacker could create specially crafted YAML data to trigger […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — org-mode — 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-7375-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28617 CVE-2024-30202 CVE-2024-30205 CVE-2024-39331 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle filenames containing shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gtk+2.0 — 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-6899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-6655 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GTK would attempt to load modules from the current directory, contrary to expectations. If users started GTK applications from shared […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — phpseclib — 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-7404-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30130 CVE-2023-52892 CVE-2024-27354 CVE-2024-27355 Upstream summary: It was discovered that phpseclib did not correctly handle RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — phpseclib — 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-7404-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30130 CVE-2023-52892 CVE-2024-27354 CVE-2024-27355 Upstream summary: It was discovered that phpseclib did not correctly handle RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — tinyproxy — 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-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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