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SLES 12 — libgme0 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libgme0 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9957 CVE-2016-9958 CVE-2016-9959 CVE-2016-9960 CVE-2016-9961 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in game-music-emu before 0.6.1. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2010-1124 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2010-1124 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2010-1124, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2010-1124 NVD summary: bos.rte.libc 5.3.9.4 on IBM AIX 5.3 does not properly support reading a certain address field after a successful getaddrinfo function call, which allows context-dependent […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2007-6717 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2007-6717 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2007-6717, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2007-6717 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. References: secunia.com/advisories/27437   […]

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SLES 12 — libstorage5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libstorage5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2016:2189-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5746 Upstream summary: libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted storage devices in a temporary file on disk, which might allow local users […]

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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: 25 May 2026 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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SLES 12 — pidgin-otr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — pidgin-otr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2012:0703-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2369 CVE-2015-8833 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the log_message_cb function in otr-plugin.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 3.2.1 for Pidgin might […]

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