Ubuntu 16.04

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – UFW blocks SSH access unexpectedly

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 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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Common Problems 118574

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS rsyslog stops writing logs after permission regression

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 November 2021 Affected versions: 16.04 📖 ~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 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libgcrypt20 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libgcrypt20 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5080-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33560 CVE-2021-40528 CVE-2019-13627 CVE-2018-0495 CVE-2017-7526 CVE-2017-9526 CVE-2016-6313 Upstream summary: USN-5080-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — plib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 November 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6353-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38714 Upstream summary: Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TGA […]

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Configuración Inicial del Servidor en Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Configuración Inicial del Servidor en Ubuntu 16.04

Cuando se crea un nuevo servidor de Ubuntu 16.04, hay algunos pasos de configuración que se deben tener desde el principio como parte de la configuración básica. Esto aumentará la seguridad y la usabilidad de su servidor y le dará una base sólida para las acciones…

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How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 16.04

UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall, is an interface to iptables that is geared towards simplifying the process of configuring a firewall. While iptables is a solid and flexible tool, it can be difficult for beginners to learn how to use it to properly configure a firewall. If you’re looking to get started securing your network, and you’re not sure which tool to use, UFW may be the right choice for you. This tutorial will show you how to set up a firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 16.04.

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — xterm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 November 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4746-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27135 Upstream summary: Tavis Ormandy discovered that xterm incorrectly handled certain character sequences. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause xterm to crash, resulting in […]

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Como Instalar o Java com Apt-Get no Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como Instalar o Java com Apt-Get no Ubuntu 16.04

Java e o JVM (Máquina Virtual do Java) são largamente utilizados e requeridos para muitos tipos de software. Esse artigo irá guiá-lo através do processo de instalação e gerenciamento de diferentes versões de Java utilizando apt-get. Para seguir…

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 November 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4897-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27291 CVE-2021-20270 Upstream summary: Ben Caller discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially crafted […]

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