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Ubuntu 18.04 — mysql-5.7 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — mysql-5.7 — 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-6583-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-22028 CVE-2023-22084 CVE-2023-22015 CVE-2023-22026 CVE-2023-22053 CVE-2023-21911 CVE-2023-21912 CVE-2023-21919  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — mutt — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — mutt — multiple vulnerabilities (10 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-6374-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4874 CVE-2023-4875 CVE-2021-32055 CVE-2022-1328 CVE-2021-3181 CVE-2020-28896 CVE-2020-14954 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1884588  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email header contents. If a user were […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-4899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 CVE-2020-1930 CVE-2020-1931 CVE-2018-11805 CVE-2019-12420 CVE-2017-15705 CVE-2018-11780 CVE-2018-11781 Upstream summary: Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — irssi — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — irssi — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-3862-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5882 CVE-2018-7050 CVE-2018-7051 CVE-2018-7052 CVE-2018-7053 CVE-2018-7054 CVE-2018-5205 CVE-2018-5206  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — cpio — 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-5064-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38185 CVE-2019-14866 Upstream summary: Maverick Chung and Qiaoyi Fang discovered that cpio incorrectly handled certain pattern files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause cpio […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — fribidi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — fribidi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-5366-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25308 CVE-2022-25309 CVE-2022-25310 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FriBidi incorrectly handled processing of input strings resulting in memory corruption. An attacker could use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — condor — 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-4771-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8126 CVE-2017-16816 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HTCondor incorrectly invoked the mailx utility. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — ntfs-3g — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — ntfs-3g — 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-8192-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-52890 CVE-2026-40706 Upstream summary: Jeffrey Bencteux discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain UTF-8 sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to crash, resulting in […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — rust-regex — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — rust-regex — 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-5610-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24713 Upstream summary: Addison Crump discovered that rust-regex did not properly limit the complexity of the regular expressions (regex) it parses. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — xrdp — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — xrdp — multiple vulnerabilities (16 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-6474-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23468 CVE-2022-23477 CVE-2022-23478 CVE-2022-23479 CVE-2022-23480 CVE-2022-23481 CVE-2022-23482 CVE-2022-23483  +8 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that xrdp incorrectly handled validation of client-supplied data, which could lead to […]

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