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

Ubuntu 24.04 — vlc — 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-7243-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-46461 Upstream summary: It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled memory when reading an MMS stream. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — micropython — 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-7472-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42553 CVE-2024-8946 CVE-2024-8947 Upstream summary: Junwha Hong and Wonil Jang discovered that Micropython incorrectly handled the length of a buffer in mp_vfs_umount, leading to a heap-based buffer […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — php-twig — 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-7456-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-45411 CVE-2024-51754 CVE-2019-9942 CVE-2022-23614 CVE-2022-39261 Upstream summary: Fabien Potencier discovered that Twig did not run sandbox security checks in some circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — kicad — 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-7466-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23803 CVE-2022-23804 CVE-2022-23946 CVE-2022-23947 Upstream summary: It was discovered that KiCad incorrectly handled memory when opening malicious files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — base-files — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — base-files — 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-3748-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-6557 Upstream summary: Sander Bos discovered that the MOTD update script incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — alpine — 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-7360-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14929 CVE-2021-38370 CVE-2021-46853 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Alpine did not use a secure connection under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — network-manager — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — network-manager — 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-2581-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1322 Upstream summary: Tavis Ormandy discovered that NetworkManager incorrectly filtered paths when requested to read modem device contexts. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — python-webob — 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-6984-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-42353 Upstream summary: It was discovered that WebOb incorrectly handled certain URLs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to control a redirect or forward to another […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — flask-security — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — flask-security — 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-6792-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23385 Upstream summary: Naom Moshe discovered that Flask-Security incorrectly validated URLs. An attacker could use this issue to redirect users to arbitrary URLs. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-3839-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19840 CVE-2018-19841 CVE-2016-10169 CVE-2018-6767 Upstream summary: It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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