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

Ubuntu 14.04 — dosfstools — 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-2986-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8872 CVE-2016-4804 Upstream summary: Hanno Böck discovered that dosfstools incorrectly handled certain malformed filesystems. A local attacker could use this issue to cause dosfstools to crash, resulting […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — e2fsprogs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — e2fsprogs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-5464-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1304 CVE-2019-5188 CVE-2019-5094 CVE-2015-0247 CVE-2015-1572 Upstream summary: Nils Bars discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain file systems. A local attacker could use this issue with a crafted […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — kde4libs — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — kde4libs — 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-4100-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6232 CVE-2019-14744 Upstream summary: It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files. […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — fastd — 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-4610-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27638 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fastd did not properly handle receive buffers under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — fdkaac — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — fdkaac — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-7660-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34823 CVE-2022-37781 CVE-2022-36148 CVE-2023-34824 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fdkaac did not correctly handle certain input. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — rpcbind — 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-4986-4 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1931507 CVE-2017-8779 CVE-2015-7236 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 […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — tinyproxy — 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-7190-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49606 CVE-2022-40468 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Tinyproxy did not properly manage memory during the parsing of HTTP connection headers. An attacker could use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 24.04 — graphicsmagick — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-7433-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-27795 CVE-2025-27796 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not properly limit image dimensions, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 — vulnerability — 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-2747-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5950 Upstream summary: Dario Weisser discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled certain IOCTL writes. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly gain root […]

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