diff --git a/.github/workflows/grype_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/grype_scan.yml
index b6781c386f94..eef998199a8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/grype_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/grype_scan.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-venv
             python3 -m venv venv
             source venv/bin/activate
-            pip install --upgrade requests chardet urllib3 unidiff boto3 PyGithub
+            pip install --upgrade requests chardet urllib3 unidiff 'boto3==1.43.33' PyGithub
             pip install testflows==$TESTFLOWS_VERSION awscli==1.33.28
             echo PATH=$PATH >>$GITHUB_ENV
 
diff --git a/docker/server/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/docker/server/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index bb6218b1a4a3..37298cdffe4f 100644
--- a/docker/server/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/server/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ARG apt_archive="http://archive.ubuntu.com"
 
 # We shouldn't use `apt upgrade` to not change the upstream image. It's updated biweekly
+# Exception: targeted --only-upgrade for selected packages to address CVEs without a general upgrade.
 
 # user/group precreated explicitly with fixed uid/gid on purpose.
 # It is especially important for rootless containers: in that case entrypoint
@@ -24,6 +25,17 @@ RUN sed -i "s|http://archive.ubuntu.com|${apt_archive}|g" /etc/apt/sources.list
         locales \
         tzdata \
         wget \
+    && apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends --only-upgrade \
+        libgnutls30 \
+        libssl3 \
+        openssl \
+        libsystemd0 \
+        libudev1 \
+        libgcrypt20 \
+        sed \
+        liblzma5 \
+    && busybox --install -s \
+    && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/debconf /tmp/*
 
 #docker-official-library:off