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Ubuntu 16.04 — zeromq3 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — zeromq3 — 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-4920-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13132 CVE-2020-15166 CVE-2021-20234 CVE-2021-20235 CVE-2021-20237 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZeroMQ incorrectly handled certain application metadata. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ZeroMQ […]

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How To Use FPM To Easily Create Packages in Multiple Formats — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use FPM To Easily Create Packages in Multiple Formats

Building packages for various distributions can be a non-trivial task for any person looking to release software for Linux in an easily-consumable way. Different packaging formats can make it difficult to install the same configuration in mixed environments. Luckily, a tool called fpm can be used to generate native packages in the most common packaging formats from a variety of source types. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to install and use fpm to build packages on an Ubuntu 14.04 server.

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Ubuntu 20.04 — zoneminder — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — zoneminder — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5889-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6777 CVE-2019-6990 CVE-2019-6991 CVE-2019-6992 CVE-2019-7325 CVE-2019-7326 CVE-2019-7327 CVE-2019-7328  +5 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZoneMinder was not properly sanitizing URL parameters for certain views. An […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libzen — 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-6048-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZenLib doesn't check the return value of a specific operation before using it. An attacker could use a specially crafted […]

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Como Instalar e Configurar o VNC no Ubuntu 20.04 [Quickstart] — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como Instalar e Configurar o VNC no Ubuntu 20.04 [Quickstart]

O Virtual Network Computing, ou VNC, é um sistema de conexão que permite que você use seu teclado e mouse para interagir com um ambiente gráfico da área de trabalho em um servidor remoto. Isso facilita o gerenciamento de arquivos, software e configurações em um servidor remoto…

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libxml-security-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libxml-security-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5525-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-40690 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly passed a configuration property when creating specific key elements. This allows an attacker to […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — speex — 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-5280-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-23903 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Speex incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — node-thenify — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — node-thenify — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6016-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7677 Upstream summary: It was discovered that thenify incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input […]

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