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

Ubuntu 14.04 — ipython — 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-5953-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5607 CVE-2022-21699 Upstream summary: It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — rsyslog — 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-5404-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24903 Upstream summary: Pieter Agten discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. Table of contents Symptom […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ansible — 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-7330-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3908 CVE-2015-6240 CVE-2016-8614 CVE-2019-10206 CVE-2019-14846 CVE-2019-14904 CVE-2020-10729 CVE-2020-1739  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of X.509 certificates. An […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — bluez — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — bluez — multiple vulnerabilities (13 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-7222-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-50229 CVE-2023-50230 CVE-2022-3563 CVE-2023-27349 CVE-2023-45866 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1977968 CVE-2022-0204 CVE-2021-3658  +5 more Upstream summary: Lucas Leong discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled the Phone Book Access profile. If a user […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — json-smart — 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-6011-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31684 CVE-2023-1370 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Json-smart incorrectly handled memory when processing input containing unclosed quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — libmodule-scandeps-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — libmodule-scandeps-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-7117-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-10224 CVE-2024-11003 CVE-2024-48990 CVE-2024-48991 CVE-2024-48992 Upstream summary: Qualys discovered that needrestart passed unsanitized data to a library (libmodule-scandeps-perl) which expects safe input. A local attacker could possibly […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — abcm2ps — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — abcm2ps — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-5961-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10753 CVE-2018-10771 CVE-2019-1010069 CVE-2021-32434 CVE-2021-32435 CVE-2021-32436 Upstream summary: It was discovered that abcm2ps incorrectly handled memory when parsing specially crafted ABC files. An attacker could use this […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — pcre3 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — pcre3 — 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-5425-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20838 CVE-2020-14155 CVE-2014-9769 CVE-2015-2325 CVE-2015-2326 CVE-2015-2327 CVE-2015-2328 CVE-2015-3210  +12 more Upstream summary: Yunho Kim discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled memory when handling certain regular expressions. An attacker […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-5509-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30550 CVE-2020-24386 CVE-2020-25275 CVE-2020-12100 CVE-2020-12673 CVE-2020-12674 CVE-2019-11500 CVE-2019-7524  +1 more Upstream summary: Julian Brook discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled multiple passdb configuration entries. In certain configurations, a […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — fribidi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — fribidi — 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-5366-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25308 CVE-2022-25309 CVE-2022-25310 Upstream summary: USN-5366-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in FriBidi. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered […]

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