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Ubuntu 18.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-4899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 CVE-2020-1930 CVE-2020-1931 CVE-2018-11805 CVE-2019-12420 CVE-2017-15705 CVE-2018-11780 CVE-2018-11781 Upstream summary: Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ldb — 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-4888-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27840 CVE-2021-20277 CVE-2019-3824 Upstream summary: Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain LDAP attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-1.16 — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-1.16 — multiple vulnerabilities (18 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-6038-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1705 CVE-2022-27664 CVE-2022-28131 CVE-2022-2879 CVE-2022-2880 CVE-2022-29526 CVE-2022-30629 CVE-2022-30630  +10 more Upstream summary: USN-6038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Go 1.18. This update provides the corresponding updates for Go […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — sox — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — sox — multiple vulnerabilities (14 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-6345-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32627 CVE-2021-33844 CVE-2019-13590 CVE-2021-23159 CVE-2021-23172 CVE-2021-23210 CVE-2021-3643 CVE-2021-40426  +6 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libgit2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libgit2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4798-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8568 CVE-2016-8569 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libgit2 mishandled certain malformed git objects. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — rpcbind — 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-4986-3 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1931507 CVE-2017-8779 Upstream summary: USN-4986-1 fixed a vulnerability in rpcbind. The update caused a regression resulting in rpcbind crashing in certain environments. This update fixes the problem. […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libslirp — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libslirp — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-5009-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29129 CVE-2020-29130 CVE-2021-3592 CVE-2021-3593 CVE-2021-3594 CVE-2021-3595 CVE-2020-10756 Upstream summary: Qiuhao Li discovered that libslirp incorrectly handled certain header data lengths. An attacker inside a guest could possibly […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — nettle — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-4990-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16869 CVE-2021-3580 CVE-2021-20305 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly handled RSA decryption. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Nettle to crash, […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — rustc-1.81 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — rustc-1.81 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8168-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-33056 Upstream summary: It was discovered that tar-rs embedded in rustc incorrectly handled symlinks when unpacking a tar archive. If a user or automated system were tricked […]

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