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

Ubuntu 16.04 — condor — 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-4771-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8126 CVE-2017-16816 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HTCondor incorrectly invoked the mailx utility. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — firebird2.5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — firebird2.5 — 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-4822-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6369 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Firebird exposed certain UDF libraries. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-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 22.04 — nautilus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — nautilus — 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-5786-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-37290 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNOME Files incorrectly handled certain filenames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNOME Files to crash, leading […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — tomcat6 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — tomcat6 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 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-3081-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1240 CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 CVE-2016-6816 CVE-2016-8735 Upstream summary: Dawid Golunski discovered that the Tomcat init script incorrectly handled creating log files. A remote attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — s-nail — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — s-nail — 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-4820-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5899 Upstream summary: It was discovered that S-nail incorrectly handled paths. An attacker could possible use this issue to write arbitrary files and escalate privileges. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — linux-firmware — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — linux-firmware — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-4351-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5383 CVE-2017-13080 CVE-2017-13081 Upstream summary: Eli Biham and Lior Neumann discovered that certain Bluetooth devices incorrectly validated key exchange parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — mbedtls — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mbedtls — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-4267-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18187 CVE-2018-0487 CVE-2018-0488 CVE-2018-0497 CVE-2018-0498 Upstream summary: It was discovered that mbedtls has a bounds-check bypass through an integer overflow that can be used by an attacked […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libsdl2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libsdl2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-4143-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-2888 CVE-2019-7635 CVE-2019-7636 CVE-2019-7637 CVE-2019-7638 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SDL 2.0 mishandled crafted image files resulting in an integer overflow. If a user were tricked […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-4071-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13636 CVE-2019-13638 CVE-2016-10713 CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-6951 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. […]

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