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Ubuntu 14.04 — root-system — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — root-system — 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-4801-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000203 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ROOT incorrectly handled certain input arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-4624-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0452 CVE-2020-0093 CVE-2020-0182 CVE-2020-0198 CVE-2020-13112 CVE-2020-13113 CVE-2020-13114 CVE-2018-20030  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — xen — 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-5617-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0543 CVE-2020-11739 CVE-2020-11740 CVE-2020-11741 CVE-2020-11742 CVE-2020-11743 CVE-2020-15563 CVE-2020-15564  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that memory contents previously stored in microarchitectural special registers after RDRAND, RDSEED, […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — slurm-wlm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — slurm-wlm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-8236-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49933 CVE-2023-41914 CVE-2025-43904 CVE-2023-49937 CVE-2023-49938 CVE-2022-29500 CVE-2022-29501 CVE-2022-29502 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain file system operations. An attacker could possibly […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3449-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3241 CVE-2015-3280 CVE-2015-5162 CVE-2015-7548 CVE-2015-7713 CVE-2015-8749 CVE-2016-2140 CVE-2014-3608  +9 more Upstream summary: George Shuklin discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled the migration process. A remote authenticated user […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — glances — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — glances — 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-5187-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23418 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Glances incorrectly parsed untrusted XML data due to usage of xmlrpclib. An attacker could possibly use this to perform an […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — netqmail — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — netqmail — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-4621-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1513 CVE-2005-1514 CVE-2005-1515 CVE-2020-3811 CVE-2020-3812 Upstream summary: It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — commons-beanutils — 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-4766-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0114 CVE-2019-10086 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Commons BeanUtils improperly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this vulnerability to cause a crash or […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — munge — 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-8040-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-25506 Upstream summary: Titouan Lazard discovered that MUNGE contained an exploitable buffer overflow in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon). A local attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — retroarch — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — retroarch — 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-8166-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-9809 Upstream summary: It was discovered that RetroArch did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated […]

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