February 2017

SLES 12 — SuSEfirewall2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — SuSEfirewall2 — 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-2017:2923-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15638 Upstream summary: The SuSEfirewall2 package before 3.6.312-2.13.1 in SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) Desktop 12 SP2, Server 12 SP2, and Server for Raspberry Pi 12 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — valgrind — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — valgrind — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~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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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2005-4068 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2005-4068 — 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-2005-4068, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2005-4068 NVD summary: Unspecified "absolute path vulnerability" in umountall in IBM AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to cause unknown impact via unknown vectors. References: secunia.com/advisories/17924 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3240-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0318 CVE-2016-8826 CVE-2016-7382 CVE-2016-7389 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use […]

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