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Ubuntu 18.04 — libidn2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libidn2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-4168-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12290 CVE-2019-18224 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. A attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate domains. (CVE-2019-12290) It was discovered […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — mame — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — mame — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-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 14.04 — xchat-gnome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — xchat-gnome — vulnerability — 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-2945-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1565000 Upstream summary: It was discovered that XChat-GNOME incorrectly verified the hostname in an SSL certificate. An attacker could trick XChat-GNOME into trusting a rogue server's certificate, […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-4797-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7969 CVE-2016-7970 CVE-2016-7972 CVE-2020-24994 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibASS incorrectly handled certain ASS files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — 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-2898-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7447 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GTK+ incorrectly handled certain large images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GTK+ applications to crash, resulting […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — openslp-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — openslp-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-4919-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5544 CVE-2017-17833 CVE-2018-12938 CVE-2012-4428 CVE-2015-5177 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenSLP did not properly validate URLs. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSLP […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — tinygltf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — tinygltf — 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-7129-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3008 Upstream summary: It was discovered that TinyGLTF performed file path expansion in an insecure way on certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — mpg123 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — mpg123 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-4806-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12839 CVE-2017-12797 CVE-2017-9545 CVE-2017-11126 Upstream summary: It was discovered that mpg123 failed to handle certain malformed mp3 files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to potentially leak […]

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