Ubuntu 16.04

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libquicktime — 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-4545-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9122 CVE-2017-9123 CVE-2017-9124 CVE-2017-9125 CVE-2017-9126 CVE-2017-9127 CVE-2017-9128 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libquicktime incorrectly handled certain malformed MP4 files. If a user were tricked into opening […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — log4net — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — log4net — 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-4699-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1285 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Log4net incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Table of […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — gvfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-4053-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12447 CVE-2019-12448 CVE-2019-12449 CVE-2019-12795 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GVfs incorrectly handled the admin backend. Files created or moved by the admin backend could end up […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — rssh — 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-3946-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000018 CVE-2019-3463 CVE-2019-3464 Upstream summary: It was discovered that rssh incorrectly handled certain command-line arguments and environment variables. An authenticated user could bypass rssh's command restrictions, allowing […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — golang-github-seccomp-libseccomp-golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — golang-github-seccomp-libseccomp-golang — 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-4574-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18367 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libseccomp-golang did not properly generate BPFs. If a process were running under a restrictive seccomp filter that specified multiple syscall […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — apng2gif — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — apng2gif — 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-4513-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6960 Upstream summary: Dileep Kumar Jallepalli discovered that apng2gif incorrectly handled loading APNG files. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted APNG file to access sensitive […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — insighttoolkit — 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-8235-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25236 CVE-2022-25235 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Expat, vendored in ITK incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — fwupd — 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-4395-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10759 Upstream summary: Justin Steven discovered that fwupd incorrectly handled certain signature verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue to install an unsigned firmware. Table of […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — mongodb — 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-8064-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20802 Upstream summary: Eliot Horowitz discovered that MongoDB may fail to validate some instances of malformed BSON. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-sinatra — 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-7664-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29970 CVE-2022-45442 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Sinatra incorrectly handled serving static files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform local file inclusion, obtaining […]

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