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Ubuntu 18.04 — soundtouch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — soundtouch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 July 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4826-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9258 CVE-2017-9259 CVE-2017-9260 CVE-2018-1000223 CVE-2018-17096 CVE-2018-17097 CVE-2018-17098 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoundTouch incorrectly handled certain WAV files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — ncmpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 July 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4507-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-9240 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat messages. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted chat message, causing ncmpc […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libbson — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 July 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4812-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14227 CVE-2018-16790 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libbson — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libbson — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 July 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4812-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14227 CVE-2018-16790 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 July 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3240-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0318 CVE-2016-8826 CVE-2016-7382 CVE-2016-7389 CVE-2015-7869 CVE-2015-5950 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — kde4libs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — kde4libs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3286-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8422 CVE-2017-6410 CVE-2016-6232 CVE-2014-5033 Upstream summary: Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the KDE-Libs Kauth component incorrectly checked services invoking D-Bus. A local attacker could use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libvncserver — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libvncserver — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 June 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3877-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15126 CVE-2018-15127 CVE-2018-20019 CVE-2018-20020 CVE-2018-20021 CVE-2018-20022 CVE-2018-20023 CVE-2018-20024  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled certain operations. A remote attacker able to connect […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libidn — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libidn — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 June 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3434-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14062 CVE-2015-2059 CVE-2015-8948 CVE-2016-6261 CVE-2016-6262 CVE-2016-6263 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Libidn incorrectly handled decoding certain digits. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — transfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 June 2018 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3760-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16140 Upstream summary: It was discovered that transfig incorrectly handled certain FIG files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom […]

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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: 29 June 2018 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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