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

Ubuntu 16.04 — cloud-init — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-7677-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-6174 CVE-2024-11584 CVE-2023-1786 https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/2013967 Upstream summary: Harry Sintonen discovered that the hotplugd socket in cloud-init was world writable. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send […]

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

Ubuntu 24.04 — net-tools — 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-7537-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2111912 CVE-2025-46836 Upstream summary: USN-7537-1 fixed a vulnerability in net-tools that caused a regression. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: It was discovered that net-tools […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — libhtp — 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-7814-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-23837 CVE-2025-53537 CVE-2024-28871 CVE-2024-45797 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain HTTP headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — freetds — 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-4173-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13508 Upstream summary: Felix Wilhelm discovered that FreeTDS incorrectly handled certain types after a protocol downgrade. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeTDS to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — harfbuzz — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — harfbuzz — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-3067-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8947 CVE-2016-2052 Upstream summary: Kostya Serebryany discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to crash, resulting in a […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — ledgersmb — 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-7647-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3693 CVE-2021-3731 CVE-2024-23831 CVE-2021-3882 CVE-2021-3694 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LedgerSMB did not check the origin of HTML fragments. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — libmediainfo — 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-5237-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15395 CVE-2020-26797 CVE-2019-11372 CVE-2019-11373 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MediaInfoLib incorrectly handled certain specially crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — bcel — 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-7208-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-42920 Upstream summary: Felix Wilhelm discovered that Apache Commons BCEL APIs incorrectly handled parameters due to a memory issue. An attacker supplying malicious input could exploit this […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — libproxy — 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-4673-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26154 CVE-2020-25219 Upstream summary: Li Fei discovered that libproxy incorrectly handled certain PAC files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — pam-pkcs11 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — pam-pkcs11 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-7363-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-24032 CVE-2025-24531 Upstream summary: Marcus Rückert and Matthias Gerstner discovered that PAM-PKCS#11 did not properly handle certain return codes when authentication was not possible. An attacker could […]

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