Ubuntu 16.04

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: 25 May 2026 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 — lxc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3224-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5985 CVE-2016-8649 Upstream summary: Jann Horn discovered that LXC incorrectly verified permissions when creating virtual network interfaces. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to create […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — velocity — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6281-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13936 Upstream summary: Alvaro Munoz discovered that Velocity Engine incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — ubuntu-core-launcher — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ubuntu-core-launcher — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2956-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1580 Upstream summary: Zygmunt Krynicki discovered that ubuntu-core-launcher did not properly sanitize its input and contained a logic error when determining the mountpoint of bind mounts when […]

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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: 25 May 2026 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 — kauth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — kauth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6035-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7443 Upstream summary: It was discovered that KAuth incorrectly handled some configuration parameters with specially crafted arbitrary types. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — gcc-5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gcc-5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5770-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11671 Upstream summary: Todd Eisenberger discovered that certain versions of GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) could be made to clobber the status flag of RDRAND and RDSEED with […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — maven — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5245-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-26291 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Maven followed repositories that are defined in a dependency's Project Object Model (pom) even if the repositories weren't encrypted […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5956-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11503 CVE-2016-10033 CVE-2016-10045 CVE-2017-5223 CVE-2018-19296 CVE-2020-13625 CVE-2021-3603 Upstream summary: USN-5956-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHPMailer. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2017-11503 was incomplete. This update fixes […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5681-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18718 CVE-2019-20326 CVE-2020-36427 Upstream summary: It was discovered that gThumb did not properly managed memory under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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