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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4482-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24654 CVE-2020-16116 Upstream summary: Fabian Vogt discovered that Ark incorrectly handled symbolic links in tar archive files. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious tar […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — node-cipher-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — node-cipher-base — 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-7746-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-9287 Upstream summary: Nikita Skovoroda discovered that cipher-base did not properly manage certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate the internal state of […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — gupnp — 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-4970-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33516 CVE-2020-12695 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GUPnP incorrectly filtered local requests. If a user were tricked into visiting a malicious website, a remote attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — jq — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — jq — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8202-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-40164 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jq/+bug/2152052 CVE-2026-39956 CVE-2026-33947 CVE-2026-39979 CVE-2026-33948 CVE-2026-32316 CVE-2024-23337  +1 more Upstream summary: USN-8202-1 fixed vulnerabilities in jq. The update caused a regression for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — inetutils — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-7992-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24061 CVE-2022-39028 CVE-2023-40303 CVE-2021-40491 CVE-2020-10188 Upstream summary: USN-7992-1 fixed vulnerabilities in telnetd in Inetutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — packagekit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — packagekit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8195-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-41651 CVE-2020-16121 CVE-2020-16122 Upstream summary: USN-8195-1 fixed a vulnerability in PackageKit. This update provides the corresponding fix to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — faad2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — faad2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6313-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32272 CVE-2021-32273 CVE-2021-32274 CVE-2021-32276 CVE-2021-32277 CVE-2021-32278 CVE-2023-38857 CVE-2023-38858 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — pygments — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — pygments — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4897-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20270 CVE-2021-27291 CVE-2015-8557 Upstream summary: USN-4897-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pygments. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Ben Caller discovered […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — spamassassin — 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-4899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 Upstream summary: Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially- crafted CF […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — ovn — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ovn — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7396-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-0650 CVE-2024-2182 Upstream summary: Marius Berntsberg, Trygve Vea, Tore Anderson, Rodolfo Alonso, Jay Faulkner, and Brian Haley discovered that OVN incorrectly handled certain crafted UDP packets. A […]

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