Ubuntu 16.04

Common Problems 118443

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – SSH login hangs after authentication – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 September 2020 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — libcroco — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5389-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7960 CVE-2017-8834 CVE-2017-8871 CVE-2020-12825 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Libcroco was incorrectly accessing data structures when reading bytes from memory, which could cause a heap buffer […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4621-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1513 CVE-2005-1514 CVE-2005-1515 CVE-2020-3811 CVE-2020-3812 Upstream summary: It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability […]

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Common Problems 118621

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – AppArmor profile blocks application startup – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 August 2020 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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Common Problems 118421

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – apt lock contention from unattended-upgrades blocks installs – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2020 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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Common Problems 118535

Held Broken Packages Prevent apt Upgrade

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 22 August 2020 📖 ~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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How To Install Prometheus on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Prometheus on Ubuntu 16.04

Prometheus is a powerful, open-source monitoring system that collects metrics from your services and stores them in a time-series database. This tutorial teaches you how to install, configure, and secure Prometheus and Node Exporter to generate metrics that will make it easier to monitor your server’s performance.

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4664-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16128 CVE-2020-27349 CVE-2020-15703 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled certain properties. A local attacker could use this issue to test for the presence of […]

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Common Problems 118410

Ubuntu 16.04 no sound output on speakers or headset

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 August 2020 📖 ~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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