Troubleshooting

Ubuntu 14.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5272-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17233 CVE-2018-17234 CVE-2018-17237 CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17508 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — nix — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — nix — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7633-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38531 CVE-2024-27297 CVE-2024-47174 CVE-2024-45593 Upstream summary: Linus Heckemann discovered that Nix did not correctly handle certain binaries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — rails — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — rails — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7646-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5418 CVE-2024-41128 CVE-2024-47887 CVE-2024-47888 CVE-2024-47889 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle headers. An attacker could potentially use this issue to view arbitrary files […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — python-virtualenv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — python-virtualenv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7271-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-53899 Upstream summary: It was discovered that virtualenv incorrectly handled paths when activating virtual environments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — fastd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4610-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27638 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fastd did not properly handle receive buffers under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — yara — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7177-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45429 Upstream summary: It was discovered that YARA did not properly sanitize its configuration settings. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — audacity — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7211-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11867 Upstream summary: Mike Salvatore discovered that Audacity incorrectly handled default permissions of temporary files created by the application. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — gss-ntlmssp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — gss-ntlmssp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7588-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25567 CVE-2023-25565 CVE-2023-25564 CVE-2023-25563 Upstream summary: Phil Turnbull discovered that GSS NTLMSSP may perform out-of-bounds reads when decoding NTLM fields and target information. An attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — waitress — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — waitress — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7115-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-49768 CVE-2024-49769 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Waitress could process follow up requests when receiving a specially crafted message. An attacker could use this issue to have […]

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