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

Ubuntu 22.04 — schroot — 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-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 16.04 — log4net — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — log4net — 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-4699-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1285 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Log4net incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libmspack — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libmspack — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-4066-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010305 CVE-2018-18584 CVE-2018-18585 CVE-2018-14679 CVE-2018-14680 CVE-2018-14681 CVE-2018-14682 CVE-2017-11423  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain CHM files. A remote attacker could possibly […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — blueman — 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-4605-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15238 Upstream summary: Vaisha Bernard discovered that blueman did not properly sanitize input on the d-bus interface to blueman-mechanism. A local attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxfont — 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-3500-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16611 CVE-2017-13720 CVE-2017-13722 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening font files. A local unprivileged user could use this issue to cause […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — tnef — 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-4524-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18849 Upstream summary: Paul Dreik discovered that TNEF incorrectly handled filenames. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted email attachment, an attacker could possibly […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — mako — 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-8234-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-41205 CVE-2022-40023 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mako incorrectly handled URIs with double-slash prefixes in TemplateLookup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — libpng1.6 — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — libpng1.6 — multiple vulnerabilities (13 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-8251-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-33416 CVE-2026-34757 CVE-2026-33636 CVE-2026-25646 CVE-2025-28162 CVE-2025-28164 CVE-2026-22695 CVE-2025-66293  +5 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing certain PNG files. If a […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — glance — 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-8199-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-34881 CVE-2024-32498 Upstream summary: Martin Kaesberger discovered that OpenStack Glance's image processing could return the contents of arbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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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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