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Ubuntu 16.04 — apache2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — apache2 — 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-7639-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-42516 CVE-2024-43204 CVE-2024-47252 CVE-2025-23048 CVE-2025-49630 CVE-2025-49812 CVE-2025-53020 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2119395  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-7639-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apache. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — jqueryui — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — jqueryui — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-6419-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7103 CVE-2021-41182 CVE-2021-41183 CVE-2021-41184 CVE-2022-31160 Upstream summary: Hong Phat Ly discovered that jQuery UI did not properly manage parameters from untrusted sources, which could lead to arbitrary […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — xorg-server — 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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Ubuntu 14.04 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — open-vm-tools — 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-7714-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34059 CVE-2014-4199 Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — sosreport — 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-5636-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2806 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — zabbix — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — zabbix — multiple vulnerabilities (11 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-6751-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-35229 CVE-2022-35230 CVE-2014-3005 CVE-2016-10134 CVE-2016-10742 CVE-2016-4338 CVE-2017-2824 CVE-2017-2825  +3 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled input data in the discovery and graphs pages. […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — lib3mf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — lib3mf — 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-6216-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21772 Upstream summary: It was discovered that lib3mf did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted 3MF […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — liblouis — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — liblouis — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-5996-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-26767 CVE-2023-26768 CVE-2023-26769 CVE-2022-26981 CVE-2022-31783 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gnuplot — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gnuplot — multiple vulnerabilities (14 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-7773-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-31178 CVE-2025-31176 CVE-2025-31181 CVE-2025-31179 CVE-2025-31180 CVE-2025-31177 CVE-2025-3359 CVE-2018-19491  +6 more Upstream summary: ChenYiFan Liu discovered that Gnuplot did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — awstats — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — awstats — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-5899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-46391 CVE-2017-1000501 CVE-2020-29600 CVE-2020-35176 Upstream summary: It was discovered that AWStats did not properly sanitize the content of whois responses in the hostinfo plugin. An attacker could […]

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