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Ubuntu 16.04 — rsync — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — rsync — multiple vulnerabilities (17 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-7206-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2095004 CVE-2024-12084 CVE-2024-12085 CVE-2024-12086 CVE-2024-12087 CVE-2024-12088 CVE-2024-12747 CVE-2022-37434  +9 more Upstream summary: USN-7206-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. The update introduced a regression in rsync. This update fixes […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — owslib — 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-8247-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27476 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OWSLib did not properly disable entity resolution within its XML parser. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — xz-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — xz-utils — 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-5378-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1271 Upstream summary: Cleemy Desu Wayo discovered that XZ Utils incorrectly handled certain filenames. If a user or automated system were tricked into performing xzgrep operations with […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — openssh — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — openssh — multiple vulnerabilities (11 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-7270-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-26465 CVE-2023-48795 CVE-2023-51385 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2030275 CVE-2023-38408 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1934501 CVE-2019-6111 CVE-2018-20685  +3 more Upstream summary: USN-7270-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — wheel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — wheel — 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-5821-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40898 Upstream summary: Sebastian Chnelik discovered that wheel incorrectly handled certain file names when validated against a regex expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — musl — 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-5990-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14697 CVE-2020-28928 Upstream summary: It was discovered that musl did not handle certain i386 math functions properly. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — busybox — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — busybox — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6961-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-48174 CVE-2023-42363 CVE-2023-42364 CVE-2023-42365 Upstream summary: It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — neomutt — 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-7204-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14349 CVE-2018-14350 CVE-2018-14351 CVE-2018-14352 CVE-2018-14353 CVE-2018-14354 CVE-2018-14355 CVE-2018-14356  +12 more Upstream summary: Jeriko One discovered that NeoMutt incorrectly handled certain IMAP and POP3 responses. An attacker could […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — pdfresurrect — 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-5282-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14267 CVE-2019-14934 CVE-2020-20740 CVE-2020-9549 CVE-2021-3508 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly handling corrupted PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — icu — 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-5133-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21913 CVE-2020-10531 CVE-2017-15422 CVE-2017-14952 CVE-2017-7867 CVE-2017-7868 CVE-2014-9911 CVE-2015-4844  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ICU contains a use after free issue. An attacker could use […]

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