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Ubuntu 16.04 — ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7982-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-59728 CVE-2025-63757 CVE-2025-59731 CVE-2025-59733 CVE-2025-59732 CVE-2023-6603 CVE-2024-7055 CVE-2024-35368  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — redis — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — redis — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7824-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-49844 CVE-2024-31228 CVE-2024-46981 CVE-2024-51741 CVE-2022-24834 CVE-2022-35977 CVE-2022-36021 CVE-2023-25155  +11 more Upstream summary: Benny Isaacs, Nir Brakha, and Sagi Tzadik discovered that Redis incorrectly handled memory when running […]

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How to Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create and Configure Swap Space on Ubuntu 24.04

Swap space extends the effective memory of a Linux server by using disk space as overflow RAM. This guide creates and configures a swap file on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Sufficient free disk space (at least 1–2 GB) Step […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7978-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-46802 CVE-2025-46804 CVE-2025-46805 CVE-2023-24626 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNU Screen incorrectly handled signals when setuid or setgid privileges were being used, which is not the […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — firefox — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — firefox — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7334-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-1931 CVE-2025-1932 CVE-2025-1933 CVE-2025-1934 CVE-2025-1935 CVE-2025-1936 CVE-2025-1937 CVE-2025-1942  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — znc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — znc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6990-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-39844 CVE-2019-12816 Upstream summary: Johannes Kuhn (DasBrain) discovered that znc incorrectly handled user input under certain operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7017-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-44070 CVE-2022-37032 CVE-2023-46753 CVE-2023-41358 CVE-2023-41360 Upstream summary: Iggy Frankovic discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled certain BGP messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — freeglut — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — freeglut — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7870-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-24258 CVE-2024-24259 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Freeglut incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — python-idna — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — python-idna — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6780-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-3651 Upstream summary: Guido Vranken discovered that idna did not properly manage certain inputs, which could lead to significant resource consumption. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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