Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — wayland — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — wayland — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5614-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3782 CVE-2017-16612 Upstream summary: USN-5614-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wayland. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – snapd cannot reach the Snap store

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 16.04.7 📖 ~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 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — apr-util — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — apr-util — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5870-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25147 CVE-2017-12618 Upstream summary: Ronald Crane discovered that APR-util did not properly handled memory when encoding or decoding certain input data. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — opusfile — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5937-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-47021 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Opusfile was not properly validating pointer arguments in some of its functions, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. […]

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How To Optimize MySQL Queries with ProxySQL Caching on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Optimize MySQL Queries with ProxySQL Caching on Ubuntu 16.04

ProxySQL is a SQL-aware proxy server that can be positioned between your application and your database to create a caching layer to optimize MySQL queries. In this tutorial, you will use ProxySQL to set up transparent caching for a MySQL server on Ubuntu 16.04. You will then test its performance using mysqlslap with and without caching to demonstrate the effect of caching and how much time it can save when executing many similar queries.

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Common Problems 118483

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – swap misconfiguration causes heavy swapping and latency – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 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 16.04 — libzstd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5720-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-24031 CVE-2021-24032 CVE-2019-11922 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Zstandard was not properly managing file permissions when generating output files. A local attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7398-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33643 CVE-2021-33644 CVE-2021-33645 CVE-2021-33646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libtar may perform out-of-bounds reads when processing specially crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — nettle — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — nettle — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4906-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20305 CVE-2016-6489 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly handled signature verification. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Nettle to crash, resulting in […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — swish-e — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — swish-e — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8240-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25236 CVE-2022-25235 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Expat, vendored in Swish-e incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash […]

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