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Ubuntu 22.04 — awstats — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — awstats — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-46391 Upstream summary: It was discovered that AWStats did not properly sanitize the content of whois responses in the hostinfo plugin. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — wireshark — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — wireshark — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7552-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4185 CVE-2022-0582 CVE-2022-0586 CVE-2022-3190 CVE-2021-4182 CVE-2022-0585 CVE-2021-39929 CVE-2021-4186  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle recursion. If a user or system […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS – swap is disabled and memory pressure triggers OOM kills

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 1 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 Ubuntu 22.04.4 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 16.04 — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5672-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43618 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GMP did not properly manage memory on 32-bit platforms when processing a specially crafted input. An attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — lrzip — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — lrzip — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5840-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5786 CVE-2020-25467 CVE-2021-27345 CVE-2021-27347 CVE-2022-26291 CVE-2022-28044 CVE-2017-8844 CVE-2017-8846  +7 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — knot-resolver — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — knot-resolver — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6225-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40188 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Knot Resolver did not correctly handle certain client options. A remote attacker could send requests to malicous domains and cause […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — privoxy — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — privoxy — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5826-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44540 CVE-2021-44543 CVE-2020-35502 CVE-2021-20209 CVE-2021-20210 CVE-2021-20211 CVE-2021-20212 CVE-2021-20213  +8 more Upstream summary: Joshua Rogers discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled memory allocation. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — schroot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5584-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2787 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Schroot incorrectly handled certain Schroot names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to break schroot's internal state causing a […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5351-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24302 CVE-2018-1000805 Upstream summary: Jan Schejbal discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled permissions when writing private key files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain […]

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