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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7545-4 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2117236 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112466 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112272 CVE-2025-5054 CVE-2023-1326 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2016023 CVE-2021-3899 CVE-2022-1242  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-7545-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update incorrectly handled logging if a crashing process was […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — micropython — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — micropython — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7472-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42553 CVE-2024-8946 CVE-2024-8947 Upstream summary: Junwha Hong and Wonil Jang discovered that Micropython incorrectly handled the length of a buffer in mp_vfs_umount, leading to a heap-based buffer […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6684-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-50495 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 CVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 CVE-2023-29491 CVE-2017-16879  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled certain function return values, possibly leading to segmentation […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — freeradius — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — freeradius — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-5785-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17185 CVE-2022-41860 CVE-2022-41861 CVE-2019-11234 CVE-2019-11235 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled multiple EAP-pwd handshakes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — apport — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — apport — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7545-4 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2117236 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112466 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2112272 CVE-2025-5054 CVE-2023-1326 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2016023 CVE-2021-3899 CVE-2022-1242  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-7545-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update incorrectly handled logging if a crashing process was […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — grunt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5847-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7729 CVE-2022-0436 CVE-2022-1537 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Grunt was not properly loading YAML files before parsing them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — node-fetch — 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-6158-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0235 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Node Fetch incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — sudo — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — sudo — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7604-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-32462 CVE-2023-28486 CVE-2023-28487 CVE-2023-22809 CVE-2021-23239 CVE-2021-3156 CVE-2019-18634 CVE-2019-14287  +3 more Upstream summary: USN-7604-1 fixed CVE-2025-32462 in sudo. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — http-parser — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — http-parser — vulnerability — 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-5563-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8287 Upstream summary: It was discovered that http-parser incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass security controls or gain unauthorized access […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libmatio — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libmatio — vulnerability — 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-5185-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17533 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MATIO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain […]

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