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Ubuntu 22.04 — python-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — python-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-8087-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2144373 CVE-2026-26007 CVE-2023-50782 CVE-2024-26130 CVE-2023-23931 CVE-2023-49083 Upstream summary: USN-8087-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-cryptography. The update caused a regression when using ECC algorithms with certain software. This […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libytnef — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libytnef — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4615-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305  +4 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Yerase's TNEF had null pointer dereferences, infinite loop, buffer overflow, out […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — cifs-utils — 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-7688-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-27239 CVE-2021-20208 CVE-2020-14342 CVE-2022-29869 Upstream summary: Aurélien Aptel discovered that cifs-utils invoked a shell when requesting a password. In certain environments, a local attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — rustc-1.79 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — rustc-1.79 — 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-8168-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-33056 Upstream summary: USN-8168-1 fixed a vulnerability in Rust. This update provides the corresponding update to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — civicrm — 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-8242-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28447 Upstream summary: Takuya Aramaki discovered that Smarty, vendored in CiviCRM, did not properly escape JavaScript code. An attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oem-5.6 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oem-5.6 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4947-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35519 CVE-2021-28375 CVE-2021-29646 CVE-2021-29650 CVE-2021-30002 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1924611 CVE-2021-3492 CVE-2021-3493  +12 more Upstream summary: Kiyin (尹亮) discovered that the x25 implementation in the Linux kernel contained overflows when handling […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — node-sha.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — node-sha.js — 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-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 — fastd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — fastd — 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-4718-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27638 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fastd incorrectly handled certain packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — node-tar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — node-tar — 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-5283-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32803 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Tar for Node.js did not properly sanitize path inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files, […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — webkit2gtk — 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-5087-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30858 CVE-2021-21775 CVE-2021-21779 CVE-2021-30663 CVE-2021-30665 CVE-2021-30689 CVE-2021-30720 CVE-2021-30734  +12 more Upstream summary: A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. […]

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