Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — net-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — net-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7537-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2111912 CVE-2025-46836 Upstream summary: USN-7537-1 fixed a vulnerability in net-tools that caused a regression. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: It was discovered that net-tools […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — tcmu — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — tcmu — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4707-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3139 Upstream summary: It was discovered that TCMU lacked a check for transport-layer restrictions, allowing remote attackers to read or write files via directory traversal in an […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libhtp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libhtp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7814-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-23837 CVE-2025-53537 CVE-2024-28871 CVE-2024-45797 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibHTP did not correctly handle certain HTTP headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — harfbuzz — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — harfbuzz — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7251-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25193 CVE-2022-33068 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled shaping certain fonts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to consume […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — ldm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ldm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4533-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1839431 Upstream summary: Veeti Veteläinen discovered that the LTSP Display Manager (ldm) incorrectly handled user logins from unsupported shells. A local attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — sudo — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — sudo — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7604-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-32462 CVE-2023-28486 CVE-2023-28487 CVE-2022-33070 CVE-2023-22809 CVE-2021-23239 CVE-2021-3156 Upstream summary: USN-7604-1 fixed CVE-2025-32462 in sudo. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libgsf — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libgsf — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7062-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36474 CVE-2024-42415 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libgsf incorrectly handled certain Compound Document Binary files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — tgt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — tgt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7024-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-45751 Upstream summary: It was discovered that tgt attempts to achieve entropy by calling rand without srand. The PRNG seed is always 1, and thus the sequence […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — php-cas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — php-cas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6913-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-39369 Upstream summary: Filip Hejsek discovered that phpCAS was using HTTP headers to determine the service URL used to validate tickets. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6856-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-25081 CVE-2024-25082 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input […]

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