Ubuntu 20.04

How To Set Up Time Synchronization on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up Time Synchronization on Ubuntu 20.04

Accurate timekeeping is integral to modern software deployments. Without it, you may encounter data corruption, errors, and other issues that are difficult to debug. In this article, you will practice some general time-related commands, verify that timesyncd is active, and install an alternate network time service.

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Ubuntu 20.04 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5282-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14267 CVE-2019-14934 CVE-2020-20740 CVE-2020-9549 CVE-2021-3508 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly handling corrupted PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6298-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7727 CVE-2020-18442 Upstream summary: Liu Zhu discovered that ZZIPlib incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Stuck at GRUB Prompt After Update

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: 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 apt lock errors during updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 15 September 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 — kmail — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7731-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17689 CVE-2020-11880 Upstream summary: Damian Poddebniak, Christian Dresen, Jens Müller, Fabian Ising, Sebastian Schinzel, Simon Friedberger, Juraj Somorovsky, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that KMail could be made […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — ruby-kramdown — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6424-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28834 CVE-2020-14001 Upstream summary: It was discovered that kramdown did not restrict Rouge formatters to the correct namespace. An attacker could use this issue to cause kramdown […]

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