Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Common Problems 118933

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS drops to initramfs BusyBox on boot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Common Problems 119113

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS locale warnings in shell and scripts

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 22 February 2020 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Common Problems 119080

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS UFW Rules Lost After Interface Renaming

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 15 February 2020 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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Common Problems 119112

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS LightDM login loop after desktop update

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 February 2020 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libjpeg6b — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libjpeg6b — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5497-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11212 CVE-2018-11213 CVE-2018-11214 CVE-2018-11813 CVE-2020-14152 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly performing bounds checks when compressing PPM and Targa image files. An attacker […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — ghostscript — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ghostscript — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3915-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3835 CVE-2019-3838 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1817308 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1815339 CVE-2019-6116 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1806517 CVE-2018-19409 CVE-2018-19475  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6586-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12211 CVE-2019-12213 CVE-2020-21427 CVE-2020-21428 CVE-2020-22524 CVE-2016-5684 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — python-urllib3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — python-urllib3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3990-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11236 Upstream summary: USN-3990-1 fixed a vulnerability in urllib3. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that urllib3 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — software-properties — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — software-properties — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4457-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15709 Upstream summary: USN-4457-1 fixed a vulnerability in Software. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4624-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0452 CVE-2020-0093 CVE-2020-0182 CVE-2020-0198 CVE-2020-13112 CVE-2020-13113 CVE-2020-13114 CVE-2018-20030  +4 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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