January 2017

Ubuntu 16.04 — dns-root-data — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — dns-root-data — 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-3715-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1721129 Upstream summary: This update adds the latest DNSSEC validation trust anchor required for the upcoming Root Zone KSK Rollover and refreshes the list of root hints. […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-1589 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-1589 — vulnerability — 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-1999-1589, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-1589 NVD summary: Unspecified vulnerability in crontab in IBM AIX 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via unknown attack vectors. References: www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-10.html   www.securityfocus.com/bid/357 […]

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SLES 12 — postgresql94 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — postgresql94 — 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-2018:0077-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12172 Upstream summary: PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under […]

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SLES 12 — libudf0 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libudf0 — 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-2018:0673-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18201 CVE-2017-18199 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c. Table of contents […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — dosfstools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2986-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8872 CVE-2016-4804 Upstream summary: Hanno Böck discovered that dosfstools incorrectly handled certain malformed filesystems. A local attacker could use this issue to cause dosfstools to crash, resulting […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0042 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0042 — 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-1999-0042, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0042 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE   exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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