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Ubuntu 14.04 — freeipa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — freeipa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4792-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5404 CVE-2016-7030 CVE-2016-9575 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeIPA incorrectly handled certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service by […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — util-linux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — util-linux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5478-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5011 Upstream summary: Christian Moch and Michael Gruhn discovered that the libblkid library of util-linux did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A local attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3122-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7382 CVE-2016-7389 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly sanitized user mode inputs. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly gain […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — nspr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3028-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1951 Upstream summary: It was discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libimobiledevice — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3026-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5104 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libimobiledevice incorrectly handled socket permissions. A remote attacker could use this issue to access services on iOS devices, contrary to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — network-manager-applet — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — network-manager-applet — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3217-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1668321 Upstream summary: Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that network-manager-applet incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks. A local attacker could use this issue […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — ecryptfs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ecryptfs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 October 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2876-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1572 CVE-2014-9687 Upstream summary: Jann Horn discovered that mount.ecryptfs_private would mount over certain directories in the proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this to escalate their […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — hibagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 September 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6493-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2043739 Upstream summary: USN-6493-1 fixed a vulnerability in hibagent. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: On […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — fontconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — fontconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3063-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5384 Upstream summary: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that Fontconfig incorrectly handled cache files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted cache file to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — vnc4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — vnc4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 September 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4772-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0255 CVE-2015-1283 Upstream summary: USN-2500-1 addressed CVE-2015-0255 for xorg-server. This update provides the corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-0255) USN-2726-1 […]

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