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Ubuntu 20.04 — systemd — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — systemd — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-8119-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-29111 CVE-2025-4598 CVE-2022-3821 CVE-2022-4415 CVE-2022-45873 CVE-2021-3997 CVE-2020-13529 CVE-2021-33910 Upstream summary: USN-8119-1 fixed vulnerabilities in systemd. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gcp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gcp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4325-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19046 CVE-2020-8428 CVE-2019-19053 CVE-2019-19056 CVE-2019-19058 CVE-2019-19059 CVE-2019-19066 CVE-2019-19068  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the IPMI message handler implementation in the Linux kernel did not […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — qpdf — 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-5026-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18020 CVE-2021-36978 Upstream summary: It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to consume […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — pam-u2f — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — pam-u2f — 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-7806-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-23013 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PAM/U2F could allow for authentication bypass in some configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — node-sha.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — node-sha.js — 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-7778-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-9288 Upstream summary: Nikita Skovoroda discovered that sha.js did not properly handle certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate the internal state of […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ark — 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-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 22.04 — requests — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — requests — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-7568-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-47081 CVE-2023-32681 Upstream summary: Dennis Brinkrolf and Tobias Funke discovered that Requests did not correctly handle certain HTTP headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — google-guest-agent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — google-guest-agent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-7956-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-58181 CVE-2024-45337 CVE-2024-24786 Upstream summary: Jakub Ciolek discovered that the Go Cryptography module included in Google Guest Agent did not validate GSSAPI authentication requests during SSH operations. […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — jq — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — jq — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-8202-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-39956 CVE-2026-33947 CVE-2026-39979 CVE-2026-33948 CVE-2026-40164 CVE-2026-32316 CVE-2024-23337 CVE-2025-48060  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle certain string concatenations. An attacker could […]

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