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Ubuntu 20.04 — libspring-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libspring-java — 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-7165-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-22965 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Spring Framework incorrectly handled web requests via data binding. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve remote […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-7536-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2113906 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112614 CVE-2025-2312 CVE-2020-14342 CVE-2021-20208 CVE-2022-27239 CVE-2022-29869 Upstream summary: USN-7536-1 fixed vulnerabilities in cifs-utils. This update introduced a regression in certain environments. This update fixes the problem. […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — apr — 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-7038-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49582 Upstream summary: Thomas Stangner discovered a permission vulnerability in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to read named […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gdk-pixbuf — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gdk-pixbuf — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-7662-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-6199 CVE-2025-7345 CVE-2022-48622 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GDK-Pixbuf incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — composer — 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-7603-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-35241 CVE-2024-35242 CVE-2024-24821 CVE-2023-43655 CVE-2022-24828 CVE-2021-29472 Upstream summary: Thomas Chauchefoin discovered that Composer did not correctly handle certain arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — collectd — 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-4793-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6254 CVE-2017-16820 CVE-2017-7401 Upstream summary: It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — ark — 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-4482-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24654 CVE-2020-16116 Upstream summary: Fabian Vogt discovered that Ark incorrectly handled symbolic links in tar archive files. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious tar […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — python-setuptools — 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-7544-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-47273 CVE-2024-6345 CVE-2022-40897 Upstream summary: It was discovered that setuptools did not properly sanitize paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write files to arbitrary […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — pydantic — 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-7101-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-3772 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Pydantic incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 — 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-2747-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5950 Upstream summary: Dario Weisser discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled certain IOCTL writes. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly gain root […]

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