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

Ubuntu 20.04 — lua-cjson — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8169-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-49844 CVE-2022-24834 CVE-2024-31449 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain specially crafted Lua scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — pyasn1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — pyasn1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8129-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-30922 CVE-2026-23490 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pyasn1 incorrectly handled recursion when decoding ASN.1 data. An attacker could use this issue to cause pyasn1 to consume […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — openssh — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — openssh — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7270-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-26465 CVE-2023-51385 CVE-2023-48795 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2030275 CVE-2023-38408 CVE-2021-41617 CVE-2019-6111 CVE-2018-20685  +10 more Upstream summary: USN-7270-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 […]

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Common Problems 116138

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – cron jobs skip execution due to wrong timezone and PATH – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 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 Set Up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden SSH on Ubuntu 26.04

SSH is the primary remote administration protocol for Linux servers. A default SSH configuration leaves many attack vectors open: root login, password authentication, and broad listening options. This guide hardens SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS using key-based authentication, restricted access, and fail2ban. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS SSH access […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — pyopenssl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — pyopenssl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8115-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-27459 CVE-2026-27448 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled exceptions in the tlsext_servername callback. This could result in connections being accepted after an exception, contrary […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libxmltok — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libxmltok — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8023-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-25210 CVE-2026-24515 CVE-2012-1148 CVE-2015-1283 CVE-2016-0718 CVE-2016-4472 CVE-2018-20843 CVE-2019-15903  +11 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled the initialization of […]

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Common Problems 115932

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – netplan apply does not update DNS settings – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 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 22.04 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8269-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24401 CVE-2026-34933 CVE-2025-68276 CVE-2025-68468 CVE-2025-68471 CVE-2023-38469 CVE-2023-38470 CVE-2023-38471  +3 more Upstream summary: It is discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled crafted input. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — lua5.1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — lua5.1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8169-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-49844 CVE-2022-24834 CVE-2024-31449 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain specially crafted Lua scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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