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Ubuntu 24.04 — libyaml-libyaml-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — libyaml-libyaml-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7632-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-40908 Upstream summary: It was discovered that YAML-LibYAML incorrectly handled certain file names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libksba — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libksba — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5787-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-47629 CVE-2022-3515 CVE-2016-4353 CVE-2016-4354 CVE-2016-4355 CVE-2016-4356 CVE-2016-4574 CVE-2016-4579  +1 more Upstream summary: USN-5787-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Libksba. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — mame — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — mame — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-7913-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-34300 CVE-2018-16981 CVE-2021-46143 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the stb library, included in MAME, had a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libhtp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libhtp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7814-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-23837 CVE-2025-53537 CVE-2024-28871 CVE-2024-45797 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain HTTP headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — fdkaac — 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-7660-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34823 CVE-2022-37781 CVE-2022-36148 CVE-2023-34824 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fdkaac did not correctly handle certain input. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — postgresql-common — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — postgresql-common — 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-4194-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3466 Upstream summary: Rich Mirch discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script incorrectly handled directory creation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. Table […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7688-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-27239 CVE-2021-20208 CVE-2020-14342 CVE-2022-29869 Upstream summary: Aurélien Aptel discovered that cifs-utils invoked a shell when requesting a password. In certain environments, a local attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — gimp-dds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — gimp-dds — 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-7209-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-44441 Upstream summary: Jacob Boerema discovered that the GIMP DDS Plugin incorrectly processed DDS files due to a memory issue. An attacker could exploit this through a […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — uw-imap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — uw-imap — 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-4160-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19518 Upstream summary: It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — cups-filters — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — cups-filters — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-7878-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-64503 CVE-2025-57812 CVE-2025-64524 CVE-2024-47176 CVE-2023-24805 Upstream summary: It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled certain malformed TIFF image files. A remote attacker could use this issue to […]

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