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Ubuntu 16.04 — bwa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — bwa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4857-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10269 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — liblivemedia — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — liblivemedia — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4853-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-4013 CVE-2019-6256 CVE-2019-7314 CVE-2019-9215 Upstream summary: It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain network packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libzip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libzip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4811-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14107 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libzip mishandled certain malformed ZIP archives. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. Table […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4775-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3200 CVE-2018-19052 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Lighttpd did not properly sanitized the string used in basic HTTP authentication method. A remote attacker could use this […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — apr-util — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — apr-util — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5870-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25147 Upstream summary: Ronald Crane discovered that APR-util did not properly handled memory when encoding or decoding certain input data. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — php-gettext — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — php-gettext — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4779-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8980 Upstream summary: Danilo Segan discovered that Gettext mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5257-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-19860 CVE-2020-19861 Upstream summary: USN-5257-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ldns. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM. Original advisory details: […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4661-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27348 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1901572 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Snapcraft includes the current directory when configuring LD_LIBRARY_PATH for application commands. If a user were tricked into installing a […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — sniffit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — sniffit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4652-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5439 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SniffIt incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents […]

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