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Ubuntu 18.04 drops to GRUB rescue prompt

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-69.116 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-69.116 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-025 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-42752 CVE-2023-45871 CVE-2023-4623 CVE-2023-4921 CVE-2023-5090 CVE-2023-5197 CVE-2023-5717 Upstream summary: An integer overflow in kmalloc_reserve() in the Linux kernel may allow a local user to crash the system, […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-70.116 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-70.116 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-026 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-42752 CVE-2023-45871 CVE-2023-4623 CVE-2023-4921 CVE-2023-5090 CVE-2023-5197 CVE-2023-5717 Upstream summary: An integer overflow in kmalloc_reserve() in the Linux kernel may allow a local user to crash the system, […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.52-71.125 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.52-71.125 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-024 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-42752 CVE-2023-45871 CVE-2023-4623 CVE-2023-4921 CVE-2023-5090 CVE-2023-5197 CVE-2023-5717 Upstream summary: An integer overflow in kmalloc_reserve() in the Linux kernel may allow a local user to crash the system, […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-023 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5090 CVE-2023-5197 CVE-2023-5717 Upstream summary: x86: KVM: SVM: always update the x2avic msr interception (CVE-2023-5090) A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.56-82.125 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.56-82.125 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-021 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5090 CVE-2023-5717 CVE-2023-6111 Upstream summary: x86: KVM: SVM: always update the x2avic msr interception (CVE-2023-5090) A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.59-84.139 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.59-84.139 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-022 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5090 CVE-2023-5717 CVE-2023-6111 Upstream summary: x86: KVM: SVM: always update the x2avic msr interception (CVE-2023-5090) A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.61-85.141 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.61-85.141 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-020 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-6111 Upstream summary: A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The function nft_trans_gc_catchall did not remove […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — qemu — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — qemu — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1751 CVE-2011-2212 CVE-2011-2527 CVE-2012-0029 CVE-2012-6075 CVE-2013-4377 CVE-2014-5263 CVE-2014-3689  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged qemu<0.15.0 for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1751 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.25-37.47 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — kernel-livepatch-6.1.25-37.47 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-019 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-2156 CVE-2023-3090 CVE-2023-35788 CVE-2022-48425 CVE-2023-32233 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem within the RPL protocol's handling. This issue results from the […]

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