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

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-py — 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-5138-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29651 Upstream summary: The py.path.svnwc component of py (aka python-py) through v1.9.0 contains a regular expression with an ambiguous subpattern that is susceptible to catastrophic backtracing. This […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — underscore — 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-4913-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23358 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Underscore incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-5257-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-19860 CVE-2020-19861 Upstream summary: USN-5257-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ldns. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM. Original advisory details: […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — mercurial — 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-5102-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17983 CVE-2019-3902 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mercurial mishandled symlinks in subrepositories. An attacker could use this issue to write arbitrary files to the target’s filesystem. […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libde265 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libde265 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6764-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-51792 CVE-2023-27102 CVE-2023-27103 CVE-2023-43887 CVE-2023-47471 CVE-2023-49465 CVE-2023-49467 CVE-2023-49468  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libde265 could be made to allocate memory that exceeds the maximum […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — rust-regex — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — rust-regex — 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-5610-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24713 Upstream summary: Addison Crump discovered that rust-regex did not properly limit the complexity of the regular expressions (regex) it parses. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-pysaml2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-pysaml2 — 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-5066-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21239 CVE-2020-5390 Upstream summary: Brian Wolff discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly validated cryptographic signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to alter SAML documents. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-1.16 — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-1.16 — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6038-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1705 CVE-2022-27664 CVE-2022-28131 CVE-2022-2879 CVE-2022-2880 CVE-2022-29526 CVE-2022-30629 CVE-2022-30630  +10 more Upstream summary: USN-6038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Go 1.18. This update provides the corresponding updates for Go […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — libcgroup — 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-4845-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14348 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libcgroup incorrectly handled log file permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — rustc-1.74 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — rustc-1.74 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8168-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-33056 Upstream summary: It was discovered that tar-rs embedded in rustc incorrectly handled symlinks when unpacking a tar archive. If a user or automated system were tricked […]

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