Ubuntu 20.04

Common Problems 117627

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – rsyslog forwarding stops after remote TLS policy update – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 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 20.04 — linux-gcp-5.11 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-gcp-5.11 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5265-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27820 CVE-2021-3640 CVE-2021-3752 CVE-2021-3772 CVE-2021-4001 CVE-2021-4090 CVE-2021-4093 CVE-2021-4202  +12 more Upstream summary: Jeremy Cline discovered a use-after-free in the nouveau graphics driver of the Linux kernel during […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4935-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-1076 CVE-2021-1077 CVE-2021-1052 CVE-2021-1053 CVE-2021-1056 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel incorrectly performed access control. A local attacker […]

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Common Problems 117610

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS DPKG Interrupted State Blocks Install

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 24 April 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 117574

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Journalctl Logs Fill Root Disk

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 23 April 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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Ubuntu 20.04 — hplip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — hplip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7202-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6923 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain MDNS responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HPLIP to crash, resulting in […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oem-5.6 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oem-5.6 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4947-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35519 CVE-2021-28375 CVE-2021-29646 CVE-2021-29650 CVE-2021-30002 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1924611 CVE-2021-3492 CVE-2021-3493  +12 more Upstream summary: Kiyin (尹亮) discovered that the x25 implementation in the Linux kernel contained overflows when handling […]

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