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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-reportlab — 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-4273-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17626 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain XML documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted document, […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — erlang — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — erlang — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-7831-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-48041 CVE-2025-48038 CVE-2025-48040 CVE-2025-48039 CVE-2025-32433 CVE-2014-1693 CVE-2015-2774 CVE-2016-10253  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled resource allocation and consumption in the SFTP SSH […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — junit4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — junit4 — 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-4731-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15250 Upstream summary: It was discovered that JUnit 4 contains a local information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. Table […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-psutil — 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-4204-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: Riccardo Schirone discovered that psutil incorrectly handled certain reference counting operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause psutil to crash, resulting in […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — kdepim — 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-7729-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11880 CVE-2019-10732 CVE-2024-50624 CVE-2017-17689 Upstream summary: Damian Poddebniak, Christian Dresen, Jens Müller, Fabian Ising, Sebastian Schinzel, Simon Friedberger, Juraj Somorovsky, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that the KMail […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — gobgp — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — gobgp — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-7661-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-43970 CVE-2023-46565 CVE-2025-43973 CVE-2025-43971 CVE-2025-43972 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GoBGP did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances, which could lead to a buffer overflow. […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — ruby-nokogiri — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — ruby-nokogiri — 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-4175-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5477 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nokogiri incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands. Table of contents […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — djoser — 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-7354-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-21543 Upstream summary: Diego Cebrián discovered that djoser did not properly handle user authentication. An attacker with valid credentials could possibly use this to bypass authentication checks, […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libimobiledevice — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libimobiledevice — 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-3026-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5104 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libimobiledevice incorrectly handled socket permissions. A remote attacker could use this issue to access services on iOS devices, contrary to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — node-fstream — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — node-fstream — 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-4123-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13173 Upstream summary: It was discovered that npm/fstream incorrectly handled certain crafted tarballs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write aritrary files to the filesystem. Table […]

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