Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mcabber — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mcabber — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 July 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4506-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9928 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MCabber does not properly manage roster pushes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to remotely perform machine-in-the-middle attacks. (CVE-2016-9928). […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libxv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5449-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5407 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libXv incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — freeipa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — freeipa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4792-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5404 CVE-2016-7030 CVE-2016-9575 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeIPA incorrectly handled certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service by […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3228-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10195 CVE-2016-10196 CVE-2016-10197 Upstream summary: Guido Vranken discovered that libevent incorrectly handled memory when processing certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with an […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — fossil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — fossil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~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 16.04 — eog — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — eog — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3069-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6855 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Eye of GNOME incorrectly handled certain invalid UTF-8 strings. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image, a […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — r-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — r-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4799-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8714 Upstream summary: It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — ec2-hibinit-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ec2-hibinit-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6519-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1941785 Upstream summary: USN-6519-1 added IMDSv2 support to EC2 hibagent. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: The EC2 hibagent package […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — sniffit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — sniffit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 April 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4652-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5439 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SniffIt incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents […]

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