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

Ubuntu 22.04 — hibagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6493-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2043739 Upstream summary: On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, the hibagent package has been updated to add IMDSv2 support, as IMDSv1 uses an insecure protocol and […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — harfbuzz — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5746-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9274 CVE-2015-8947 CVE-2016-2052 Upstream summary: Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libxrandr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxrandr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5428-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7947 CVE-2016-7948 Upstream summary: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — glusterfs — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — glusterfs — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6507-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-48340 CVE-2023-26253 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GlusterFS to crash, resulting […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libksba — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libksba — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5787-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-47629 CVE-2022-3515 CVE-2016-4353 CVE-2016-4354 CVE-2016-4355 CVE-2016-4356 CVE-2016-4574 CVE-2016-4579 Upstream summary: USN-5787-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Libksba. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libxrender — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxrender — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5436-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7949 CVE-2016-7950 Upstream summary: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrender incorrectly handled certain responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5866-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9543 CVE-2017-18191 CVE-2020-17376 CVE-2021-3654 CVE-2022-37394 CVE-2019-14433 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nova did not properly manage data logged into the log file. An attacker with read access […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — zfs-linux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — zfs-linux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6511-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2013-20001 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the OpenZFS sharenfs feature incorrectly handled IPv6 address data. This could result in IPv6 restrictions not being applied, contrary to expectations. […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libxfixes — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxfixes — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5437-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7944 Upstream summary: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — awstats — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — awstats — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-46391 CVE-2017-1000501 CVE-2020-29600 CVE-2020-35176 Upstream summary: It was discovered that AWStats did not properly sanitize the content of whois responses in the hostinfo plugin. An attacker could possibly […]

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