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

Ubuntu 16.04 — json-c — 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-4360-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12762 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1878723 Upstream summary: USN-4360-1 fixed a vulnerability in json-c. The security fix introduced a memory leak that was reverted in USN-4360-2 and USN-4360-3. This update provides […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8136-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-0394 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2150116 CVE-2025-59028 CVE-2026-27855 CVE-2026-27860 CVE-2025-59031 CVE-2025-59032 CVE-2026-27858  +6 more Upstream summary: USN-8136-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Dovecot. The update caused a regression on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — google-guest-agent — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — google-guest-agent — 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-7956-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-58181 CVE-2024-45337 Upstream summary: Jakub Ciolek discovered that the Go Cryptography module included in Google Guest Agent did not validate GSSAPI authentication requests during SSH operations. An […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-nokogiri — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-nokogiri — 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-4175-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5477 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nokogiri incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — tiff — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — tiff — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8113-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-61144 CVE-2025-61143 CVE-2025-8961 CVE-2025-9165 CVE-2025-9900 CVE-2025-8177 CVE-2025-8851 CVE-2025-8534  +3 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when processing certain images. An […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — onionshare — 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-7625-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19960 CVE-2022-21689 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OnionShare could be exploited when run with the –debug argument. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libseccomp — 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-4001-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9893 Upstream summary: Jann Horn discovered that libseccomp did not correctly generate 64-bit syscall argument comparisons with arithmetic operators (LT, GT, LE, GE). An attacker could use […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — mysql-8.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — mysql-8.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7994-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-21937 CVE-2026-21948 CVE-2026-21968 CVE-2026-21941 CVE-2026-21936 CVE-2026-21964 CVE-2025-53054 CVE-2025-53040  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — python-oslo.middleware — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — python-oslo.middleware — 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-3666-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-2592 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1628031 Upstream summary: Divya K Konoor discovered Oslo middleware was vulnerable to an information disclosure. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — ubuntu-release-upgrader — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ubuntu-release-upgrader — 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-3623-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1174007 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ubuntu-release-upgrader did not correctly drop permissions before opening a browser to view the release notes. This update fixes the issue. […]

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