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Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gcp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gcp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4325-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19046 CVE-2020-8428 CVE-2019-19053 CVE-2019-19056 CVE-2019-19058 CVE-2019-19059 CVE-2019-19066 CVE-2019-19068  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the IPMI message handler implementation in the Linux kernel did not […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — speex — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~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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How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial, you will set up an internal DNS server using two Ubuntu 20.04 servers. You will use the BIND name server software (BIND9) to resolve private hostnames and private IP addresses. This provides a central way to manage your internal hostnames and private IP addresses, which is indispensable when your environment expands to more than a few hosts.

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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: 22 September 2020 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 18.04 — json-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — json-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~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 16.04 — pcre3 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — pcre3 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5665-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6004 CVE-2017-7186 CVE-2019-20838 CVE-2020-14155 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using […]

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