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Ubuntu 20.04 — libcryptx-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libcryptx-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8128-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25099 CVE-2025-40914 CVE-2025-40912 Upstream summary: It was discovered that CryptX did not verify authentication tags while performing GCM and ChaCha20-Poly1305 decryption. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — node-sha.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — node-sha.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7778-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-9288 Upstream summary: Nikita Skovoroda discovered that sha.js did not properly handle certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate the internal state of […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — simgear — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — simgear — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7965-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-0781 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SimGear could be made to bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — erlang — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — erlang — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 16 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7831-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-48041 CVE-2025-48038 CVE-2025-48040 CVE-2025-48039 CVE-2025-46712 CVE-2025-4748 CVE-2025-32433 CVE-2025-30211  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled resource allocation and consumption in the SFTP SSH […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — mongodb — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — mongodb — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8160-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-14847 CVE-2018-20802 CVE-2019-20925 CVE-2019-2386 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MongoDB incorrectly handled length parameters in zlib-compressed network messages prior to authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — restrictedpython — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — restrictedpython — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7355-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-37271 CVE-2023-41039 CVE-2024-47532 CVE-2025-22153 Upstream summary: Nakul Choudhary and Robert Xiao discovered that RestrictedPython did not properly sanitize certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Swap Not Activating After Reboot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 November 2025 📖 ~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 24.04 LTS – NFS stale file handle errors on mounted share – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 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 24.04 LTS – snap refresh fails repeatedly – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 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 Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor System Resources on Ubuntu 24.04

Knowing how your server uses CPU, memory, disk, and network is essential for capacity planning and troubleshooting. This guide covers the most useful monitoring commands and tools on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Quick Overview with top […]

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