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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0693 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0693 — 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-1999-0693, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0693 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in TT_SESSION environment variable in ToolTalk shared library allows local users to gain root privileges. References: sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col   www.securityfocus.com/bid/641   www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — pacemaker — 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-3462-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7035 CVE-2016-7797 Upstream summary: Jan Pokorný and Alain Moulle discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled the IPC interface. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — wayland — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — wayland — vulnerability — 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-3622-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16612 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Wayland Xcursor support incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use these issues to cause Wayland to crash, resulting […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2010-1347 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2010-1347 — 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-2010-1347, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2010-1347 NVD summary: Director Agent 6.1 before 6.1.2.3 in IBM Systems Director on AIX and Linux uses incorrect permissions for the (1) diruninstall and (2) opt/ibm/director/bin/wcitinst scripts, […]

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SLES 12 — libXfont2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libXfont2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16611 Upstream summary: In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-1079 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-1079 — 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-1999-1079, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-1999-1079 NVD summary: Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program. References: marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92601792420088&w=2   marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93587956513233&w=2   www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rs=0&rt=0& […]

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