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Ubuntu 18.04 — software-properties — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — software-properties — 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-4457-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15709 Upstream summary: Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that Software Properties incorrectly filtered certain escape sequences when displaying PPA descriptions. If a user were tricked into adding an […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — lasso — 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-4974-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28091 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Lasso did not properly verify that all assertions in a SAML response were properly signed. An attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libxpm — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libxpm — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-6408-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-43786 CVE-2023-43787 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 CVE-2022-46285 CVE-2016-10164 Upstream summary: USN-6408-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libXpm. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — yelp — 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-7447-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-3155 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Yelp incorrectly handled paths in ghelp URLs. A remote attacker could use this issue to trick users into opening malicious […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — gcc-10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gcc-10 — 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-7700-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4039 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the -fstack-protector hardening feature in GCC for AArch64 did not properly protect dynamically-sized local variables such as those created using […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — faad2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — faad2 — 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-6313-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32272 CVE-2021-32273 CVE-2021-32274 CVE-2021-32276 CVE-2021-32277 CVE-2021-32278 CVE-2023-38857 CVE-2023-38858 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — inetutils — 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-7992-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24061 CVE-2023-40303 CVE-2020-10188 CVE-2022-39028 CVE-2019-0053 CVE-2021-40491 Upstream summary: USN-7992-1 fixed vulnerabilities in telnetd in Inetutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-firmware — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-firmware — 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-4351-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5383 Upstream summary: Eli Biham and Lior Neumann discovered that certain Bluetooth devices incorrectly validated key exchange parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — kf5-messagelib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — kf5-messagelib — 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-7730-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10732 CVE-2017-17689 Upstream summary: Damian Poddebniak, Christian Dresen, Jens Müller, Fabian Ising, Sebastian Schinzel, Simon Friedberger, Juraj Somorovsky, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that PIM Messagelib could be […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — iperf3 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — iperf3 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-7970-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-54349 CVE-2025-54350 CVE-2023-7250 CVE-2024-53580 CVE-2024-26306 CVE-2023-38403 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2038654 Upstream summary: Jorge Sancho Larraz discovered that iperf3 did not properly manage certain inputs, which could cause the server process […]

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