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Ubuntu 22.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-5956-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10033 CVE-2016-10045 CVE-2017-11503 CVE-2017-5223 CVE-2018-19296 CVE-2020-13625 CVE-2021-3603 Upstream summary: Dawid Golunski discovered that PHPMailer was not properly escaping user input data used as arguments to functions executed […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — mosquitto — 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-7441-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-10525 CVE-2024-3935 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Eclipse Mosquitto client incorrectly handled memory when receiving a SUBACK packet. An attacker with a malicious broker could possibly […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — cpdb-libs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — cpdb-libs — 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-6204-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34095 Upstream summary: Seth Arnold discovered that CPDB incorrectly handled certain characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-5866-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9543 CVE-2017-18191 CVE-2020-17376 CVE-2021-3654 CVE-2022-37394 CVE-2022-47951 CVE-2019-14433 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nova did not properly manage data logged into the log file. An attacker with […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — xorg-server — 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-6721-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2060354 CVE-2024-31080 CVE-2024-31081 CVE-2024-31082 CVE-2024-31083 CVE-2023-6478 CVE-2023-6816 CVE-2024-0229  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-6721-1 fixed vulnerabilities in X.Org X Server. That fix was incomplete resulting in a regression. […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gnutls28 — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gnutls28 — multiple vulnerabilities (13 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-7742-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-32988 CVE-2025-32990 CVE-2025-6395 CVE-2023-5981 CVE-2021-4209 CVE-2022-2509 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1860656 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1858691  +5 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled exporting Subject Alternative Name (SAN) entries containing an […]

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

Ubuntu 24.04 — quickjs — 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-7439-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-48183 CVE-2023-48184 CVE-2024-33263 Upstream summary: It was discovered that QuickJS could be forced to reference uninitialized memory in certain instances. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — resteasy3.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — resteasy3.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (11 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-7630-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6347 CVE-2016-7050 CVE-2020-25633 CVE-2016-6348 CVE-2016-6345 CVE-2016-6346 CVE-2021-20289 CVE-2024-9622  +3 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that RESTEasy made insufficient use of random values in asynchronous jobs. An […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — apport — 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-7545-4 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2117236 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112466 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112272 CVE-2025-5054 CVE-2021-3899 CVE-2022-1242 CVE-2022-28652 CVE-2022-28654  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-7545-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update incorrectly handled logging if a crashing process was […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — xwayland — 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-7846-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-62230 CVE-2025-62231 CVE-2025-62229 CVE-2025-49175 CVE-2025-49176 CVE-2025-49177 CVE-2025-49178 CVE-2025-49179  +12 more Upstream summary: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker […]

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