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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libxfixes — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5437-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7944 Upstream summary: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2014:1212-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-6271 CVE-2014-6277 CVE-2014-6278 CVE-2014-7169 CVE-2016-9401 CVE-2012-6711 CVE-2014-7186 CVE-2014-7187  +4 more Upstream summary: GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values […]

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

SLES 12 — kdump — 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-2016:2553-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5759 Upstream summary: The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2006-6914 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2006-6914 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2006-6914, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2006-6914 NVD summary: Unspecified vulnerability in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, including passwords, via unspecified vectors. References: ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/R […]

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