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Ubuntu 14.04 — libtomcrypt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libtomcrypt — 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-4868-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17362 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibTomCrypt incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or read […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — lz4 — 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-4968-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3520 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LZ4 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into uncompressing a specially- crafted LZ4 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-babel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-babel — 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-4962-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20095 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Babel incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — perl — multiple vulnerabilities (18 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-6112-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-31484 CVE-2020-16156 CVE-2020-10543 CVE-2020-10878 CVE-2020-12723 CVE-2018-18311 CVE-2018-18312 CVE-2018-18313  +10 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Perl was not properly verifying TLS certificates when using CPAN together […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — lynx — 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-4800-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9179 CVE-2017-1000211 CVE-2021-38165 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ant — 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-4874-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1945 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Ant created temporary files with insecure permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read sensitive information leaked into […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — pulseaudio — 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-4640-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16123 CVE-2020-11931 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877102 Upstream summary: James Henstridge discovered that an Ubuntu-specific patch caused PulseAudio to incorrectly handle snap client connections. An attacker could possibly use this to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — heimdal — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — heimdal — multiple vulnerabilities (10 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-5849-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-45142 CVE-2021-44758 CVE-2022-3437 CVE-2022-42898 CVE-2022-44640 CVE-2022-41916 CVE-2018-16860 CVE-2019-12098  +2 more Upstream summary: Helmut Grohne discovered that Heimdal GSSAPI incorrectly handled logical conditions that are related to memory […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — r-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — r-base — 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-4799-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8714 Upstream summary: It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service […]

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