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Ubuntu 16.04 — activemq — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — activemq — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-6910-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7559 CVE-2018-11775 CVE-2020-13920 CVE-2021-26117 CVE-2022-41678 CVE-2023-46604 Upstream summary: Chess Hazlett discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled certain commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — libndp — 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-6830-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-5564 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libndp incorrectly handled certain malformed IPv6 router advertisement packets. A local attacker could use this issue to cause NetworkManager to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — gpgme1.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — gpgme1.0 — 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-2307-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3564 Upstream summary: Tomáš Trnka discovered that GPGME incorrectly handled certain certificate line lengths. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using GPGME to crash, […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (10 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-8268-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-4890 CVE-2026-4891 CVE-2026-2291 CVE-2026-4892 CVE-2026-5172 CVE-2026-4893 CVE-2023-28450 CVE-2023-50387  +2 more Upstream summary: Andrew S. Fasano, Royce M, and Hugo Martinez Ray discovered that Dnsmasq did not allocate […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gsl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gsl — 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-6472-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35357 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNU Scientific Library incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-3409-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11568 CVE-2017-11569 CVE-2017-11571 CVE-2017-11572 CVE-2017-11574 CVE-2017-11575 CVE-2017-11576 CVE-2017-11577 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker could use […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — iperf3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — iperf3 — 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-6431-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-38403 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2038654 Upstream summary: It was discovered that iperf3 did not properly manage certain inputs, which could lead to a crash. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — fossil — 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-6770-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2064509 Upstream summary: USN-6729-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. The update lead to the discovery of a regression in Fossil with regards to the handling of […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-gcp-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-8179-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36347 CVE-2024-57795 CVE-2025-22022 CVE-2025-22111 CVE-2025-38022 CVE-2025-38234 CVE-2025-40164 CVE-2025-40325  +12 more Upstream summary: Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo Rizzo discovered that some […]

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