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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3228-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10195 CVE-2016-10196 CVE-2016-10197 Upstream summary: Guido Vranken discovered that libevent incorrectly handled memory when processing certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with an […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — valgrind — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — valgrind — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3337-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2226 CVE-2016-4487 CVE-2016-4488 CVE-2016-4489 CVE-2016-4490 CVE-2016-4491 CVE-2016-4492 CVE-2016-4493  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — fossil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6770-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2064509 Upstream summary: USN-6729-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. The update lead to the discovery of a regression in Fossil with regards to the handling of […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — bouncycastle — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — bouncycastle — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3727-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6644 CVE-2015-7940 CVE-2016-1000338 CVE-2016-1000339 CVE-2016-1000341 CVE-2016-1000342 CVE-2016-1000343 CVE-2016-1000345  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Bouncy Castle incorrectly handled certain crypto algorithms. A remote attacker could […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — python-keystoneclient — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 June 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2705-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-7144 CVE-2015-1852 Upstream summary: Qin Zhao discovered Keystone disabled certification verification when the "insecure" option is set in a paste configuration (paste.ini) file regardless of the value, […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — linux-lts-utopic — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — linux-lts-utopic — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3036-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3070 CVE-2016-4482 CVE-2016-4565 CVE-2016-4569 CVE-2016-4578 CVE-2016-4580 CVE-2016-4913 CVE-2016-4997  +12 more Upstream summary: Jan Stancek discovered that the Linux kernel's memory manager did not properly handle moving pages […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — t1utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — t1utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2627-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3905 Upstream summary: Jakub Wilk discovered that t1utils incorrectly handled certain malformed fonts. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted font, […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — eog — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3069-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6855 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Eye of GNOME incorrectly handled certain invalid UTF-8 strings. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image, a […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3193-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6489 CVE-2015-8803 CVE-2015-8804 CVE-2015-8805 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly mitigated certain timing side-channel attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to recover […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — r-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — r-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 May 2016 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4799-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8714 Upstream summary: It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service […]

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