Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gke-5.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gke-5.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4713-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28374 CVE-2020-16119 CVE-2020-16120 CVE-2020-14386 CVE-2020-12771 CVE-2019-12380 CVE-2019-16089 CVE-2019-19036  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — wayland — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — wayland — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5614-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3782 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Wayland incorrectly handled reference counting certain objects. An attacker could use this issue to cause Wayland to crash, resulting in […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — etcd — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — etcd — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6189-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28235 CVE-2020-15106 CVE-2020-15112 CVE-2020-15113 CVE-2020-15114 Upstream summary: It was discovered that etcd leaked credentials when debugging was enabled. This allowed remote attackers to discover etcd authentication credentials […]

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Common Problems 117929

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Time Drift Breaks Kerberos and TLS

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 March 2021 Affected versions: 18.04 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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How To Set Up an NFS Mount on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up an NFS Mount on Ubuntu 18.04

NFS, or Network File System, is a distributed file system protocol that allows you to mount remote directories on your server. This tutorial goes over how to install all the components needed to run NFS and also walks readers through two distinct use cases for the protocol.

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Common Problems 117895

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – apt update fails because dpkg lock is held

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 1 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04.6 📖 ~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 18.04 — ldb — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — ldb — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4888-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27840 CVE-2021-20277 CVE-2019-3824 Upstream summary: Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain LDAP attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — audacity — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — audacity — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7211-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11867 Upstream summary: Mike Salvatore discovered that Audacity incorrectly handled default permissions of temporary files created by the application. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Common Problems 117901

Ubuntu 18.04 Wi-Fi Adapter Not Detected After Reboot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 February 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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