Fix Prevention

Ubuntu 20.04 — uriparser — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — uriparser — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-7356-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-34402 CVE-2024-34403 CVE-2021-46141 CVE-2021-46142 Upstream summary: It was discovered that uriparser did not correctly handle certain inputs, which could lead to an integer overflow. An attacker could […]

Read more
Ubuntu 18.04 — hibagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — hibagent — 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-6493-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2043739 Upstream summary: USN-6493-1 fixed a vulnerability in hibagent. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: On […]

Read more
Ubuntu 18.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-7266-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0691 CVE-2020-19858 CVE-2020-22628 CVE-2020-35530 CVE-2020-35531 CVE-2020-35532 CVE-2020-35533 CVE-2021-32142  +1 more Upstream summary: Zinuo Han and Ao Wang discovered that the Android DNG SDK, vendored in digiKam, did […]

Read more
Ubuntu 16.04 — gerbv — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gerbv — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-6760-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4508 CVE-2021-40391 CVE-2021-40393 CVE-2021-40394 CVE-2021-40400 CVE-2021-40401 CVE-2021-40403 Upstream summary: George-Andrei Iosif and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that Gerbv did not properly initialize a data structure when parsing […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — libmicrodns — 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-7239-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6071 CVE-2020-6072 CVE-2020-6073 CVE-2020-6077 CVE-2020-6078 CVE-2020-6079 CVE-2020-6080 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libmicrodns could recursively follow the same compression pointer, leading to an infinite loop. An […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — graphviz — 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-6708-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46045 CVE-2018-10196 CVE-2019-11023 CVE-2020-18032 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Graphviz incorrectly handled certain config6a files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — libiberty — 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-3368-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2226 CVE-2016-4487 CVE-2016-4488 CVE-2016-4489 CVE-2016-4490 CVE-2016-4491 CVE-2016-4492 CVE-2016-4493  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated […]

Read more
Ubuntu 22.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — digikam — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-7266-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0691 CVE-2020-19858 CVE-2020-22628 CVE-2020-35530 CVE-2020-35531 CVE-2020-35532 CVE-2020-35533 CVE-2021-32142  +1 more Upstream summary: Zinuo Han and Ao Wang discovered that the Android DNG SDK, vendored in digiKam, did […]

Read more
Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-hwe-6.8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-hwe-6.8 — 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-8254-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23112 CVE-2026-23231 CVE-2026-23273 CVE-2024-36347 CVE-2024-57795 CVE-2025-22022 CVE-2025-22111 CVE-2025-38022  +12 more Upstream summary: Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these […]

Read more
Ubuntu 20.04 — cpio — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — cpio — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-6755-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-7207 CVE-2021-38185 Upstream summary: Ingo Brückl discovered that cpio contained a path traversal vulnerability. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted […]

Read more
CHAT