Ubuntu 16.04

Common Problems 118542

Ubuntu 16.04 UFW Blocks Required Service Ports

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 1 May 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 118549

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Interrupted Upgrade Leaves dpkg Broken

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 April 2021 Affected versions: 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 — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~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 16.04 — pacemaker — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — pacemaker — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4623-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25654 CVE-2018-16877 CVE-2018-16878 CVE-2019-3885 CVE-2016-7035 CVE-2016-7797 Upstream summary: Ken Gaillot discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled IPC communications permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Common Problems 118519

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS MySQL Refuses Connections After Crash Recovery

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 April 2021 Affected versions: 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 — cpanminus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — cpanminus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5230-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16154 Upstream summary: It was discovered that App::cpanminus did not properly verify CHECKSUMS files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass signature verification, gaining access […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — tomcat7 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — tomcat7 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7282-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12616 CVE-2017-12617 CVE-2019-0221 CVE-2020-9484 CVE-2021-25329 CVE-2016-5388 CVE-2018-1336 CVE-2015-5174  +7 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with HTTP PUTs enabled. A remote […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7569-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23450 CVE-2020-4051 CVE-2019-10785 CVE-2018-15494 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Dojo did not correctly handle DataGrids. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. […]

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How To Install Matrix Synapse on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Matrix Synapse on Ubuntu 16.04

Matrix is an open standard for decentralized communication. Matrix uses homeservers to store your account information and chat history. By following this guide you will install Synapse, the reference homeserver implementation of Matrix. When you’re finished, you will be able to connect to your homeserver via any Matrix client and communicate with others users across other Matrix federated homeservers.

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