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Common Problems 115970

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS cloud-init Stuck Waiting for Datasource

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 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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Common Problems 116014

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – clock drift causes TLS and authentication failures – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 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 20.04 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 3 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~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  +5 more Upstream summary: It is discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled crafted input. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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Common Problems 115969

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – nftables backend conflicts with legacy iptables scripts

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 Ubuntu 26.04.1 📖 ~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 […]

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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 Install and Configure ClamAV on Ubuntu 26.04

ClamAV is the most popular open-source antivirus engine for Linux. While Linux malware is less common than on other platforms, ClamAV is valuable for scanning files shared with Windows users, email servers, and web upload directories. This guide installs and configures ClamAV on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — pyasn1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — pyasn1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8134-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-30922 CVE-2026-23490 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pyasn1 could exhaust system resources when attempting to decode a malformed certificate. An attacker could possibly use this to […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba File Sharing on Ubuntu 26.04

Samba implements the SMB/CIFS protocol on Linux, enabling file and printer sharing with Windows, macOS, and other Linux machines. It is the standard way to create Linux-based file servers accessible to Windows clients. This guide configures Samba on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS A user with […]

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

Ubuntu 24.04 — python-marshmallow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8225-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-68480 CVE-2018-17175 Upstream summary: Jared Deckard discovered that Python marshmallow did not correctly handle hiding certain fields. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — pyasn1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — pyasn1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8134-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-30922 CVE-2026-23490 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pyasn1 could exhaust system resources when attempting to decode a malformed certificate. An attacker could possibly use this to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — openjdk-8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — openjdk-8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8000-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-21932 CVE-2026-21925 CVE-2026-21933 CVE-2026-21945 CVE-2025-53057 CVE-2025-53066 CVE-2025-30749 CVE-2025-30761  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the RMI component of OpenJDK 8 would establish RMI TCP endpoint […]

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