Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libpano13 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libpano13 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6163-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20307 CVE-2021-33293 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pano13 did not properly validate the prefix provided for PTcrop's output. An attacker could use this issue to cause […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5258-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14727 CVE-2020-8955 CVE-2020-9759 CVE-2020-9760 CVE-2021-40516 Upstream summary: Stuart Nevans Locke discovered that WeeChat's relay plugin insecurely handled malformed websocket frames. A remote attacker in control of a […]

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Common Problems 118613

cron Jobs Not Running on Ubuntu 16.04

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2021 📖 ~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 118546

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – OOM killer terminates critical services

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 September 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — usbredir — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — usbredir — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5784-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3700 Upstream summary: It was discovered that usbredir incorrectly handled memory when serializing large amounts of data in the case of a slow or blocked destination. An […]

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Common Problems 118435

Temporary Failure Resolving During apt or curl

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 August 2021 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 16.04 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 August 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5282-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14267 CVE-2019-14934 CVE-2020-20740 CVE-2020-9549 CVE-2021-3508 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly handling corrupted PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Common Problems 118423

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – DNS resolution intermittently fails on servers – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 August 2021 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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