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Ubuntu 24.04 — smarty3 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — smarty3 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-7158-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25047 CVE-2023-28447 CVE-2024-35226 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Smarty incorrectly handled query parameters in requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary Javascript […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — libzen — 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-6048-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZenLib doesn't check the return value of a specific operation before using it. An attacker could use a specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — strongswan — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — strongswan — multiple vulnerabilities (14 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-5651-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40617 CVE-2021-45079 CVE-2021-41991 CVE-2018-17540 CVE-2018-10811 CVE-2018-16151 CVE-2018-16152 CVE-2018-5388  +6 more Upstream summary: USN-5651-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — node-url-parse — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — node-url-parse — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-5973-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-3774 CVE-2020-8124 CVE-2021-27515 CVE-2021-3664 CVE-2022-0512 CVE-2022-0639 CVE-2022-0686 CVE-2022-0691 Upstream summary: It was discovered that url-parse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — mozjs91 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — mozjs91 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-5494-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-28285 CVE-2022-31740 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1978961 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1976260 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SpiderMonkey JavaScript Library incorrectly generated certain assembly code. An remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — rpm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — rpm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-5273-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20266 CVE-2021-20271 CVE-2021-3421 Upstream summary: Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt the […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libsndfile — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libsndfile — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-7267-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-50612 CVE-2022-33065 CVE-2021-4156 CVE-2021-3246 CVE-2017-12562 CVE-2017-14245 CVE-2017-14246 CVE-2017-14634  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed OggVorbis files. An attacker could possibly […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — tcpreplay — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — tcpreplay — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7231-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27783 CVE-2023-27784 CVE-2023-27785 CVE-2023-27786 CVE-2023-27787 CVE-2023-27788 CVE-2023-27789 CVE-2023-4256  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the tcprewrite utility. A remote […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — nodejs — 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-7469-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-44487 CVE-2023-30588 CVE-2023-30589 CVE-2023-30590 CVE-2022-32212 CVE-2022-32213 CVE-2022-32214 CVE-2022-32215  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-7469-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This update provides the corresponding updates for […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — sysstat — 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-6145-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-39377 CVE-2023-33204 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain arithmetic multiplications. An attacker could use this issue to cause Sysstat to crash, resulting in […]

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