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Ubuntu 22.04 — alsa-lib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — alsa-lib — 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-8044-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-25068 Upstream summary: It was discovered that alsa-lib incorrectly handled the topology mixer control decoder. A local attacker could use a specially crafted topology file to cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nova — multiple vulnerabilities (17 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-3449-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3241 CVE-2015-3280 CVE-2015-5162 CVE-2015-7548 CVE-2015-7713 CVE-2015-8749 CVE-2016-2140 CVE-2014-3608  +9 more Upstream summary: George Shuklin discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled the migration process. A remote authenticated user […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — sleuthkit — 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-4765-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5619 CVE-2017-13755 Upstream summary: It was discovered that The Sleuth Kit did not properly handle certain entires in FAT file systems. An attacker could use this vulnerability […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — spice — 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-4572-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14355 CVE-2019-3813 CVE-2018-10873 CVE-2017-12194 Upstream summary: Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled QUIC image decoding. A remote attacker could use this to cause Spice to crash, […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — e2fsprogs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — e2fsprogs — 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-5464-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1304 Upstream summary: Nils Bars discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain file systems. A local attacker could use this issue with a crafted file system image to […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — graphicsmagick — 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-5974-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20184 CVE-2018-20189 CVE-2018-5685 CVE-2018-9018 CVE-2019-11006 CVE-2020-12672 CVE-2022-1270 CVE-2019-12921  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when processing TGA image […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — node-form-data — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — node-form-data — 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-7976-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-7783 Upstream summary: Ben Shonaldmann discovered that Form-data incorrectly generated boundary values for multipart form-encoded data, leading to predictable values. A remote attacker could possibly use this […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — rsyslog — 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-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 20.04 — opam — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — opam — 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-8256-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-41082 Upstream summary: Andrew Nesbitt discovered that opam did not properly validate file destination paths in package install files. An attacker could use this issue to bypass […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — lua-bitop — 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-8169-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-49844 CVE-2022-24834 CVE-2024-31449 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain specially crafted Lua scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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