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Debian 9 — poppler — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — poppler — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000456 CVE-2017-9406 CVE-2017-9776 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libusbmuxd — 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-3026-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5104 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libusbmuxd incorrectly handled socket permissions. A remote attacker could use this issue to access services on iOS devices, contrary to […]

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Debian 9 — emacs25 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — emacs25 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14482 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — phpmyadmin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — phpmyadmin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4843-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9218 CVE-2016-6609 CVE-2016-6619 CVE-2016-6630 CVE-2016-9849 CVE-2016-9866 CVE-2017-18264 CVE-2017-1000014  +12 more Upstream summary: Javier Nieto and Andres Rojas discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly managed input in the form of […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — juju-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — juju-core — 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-3300-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9232 Upstream summary: Ryan Beisner discovered juju did not set permissions on a Unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this flaw to gain administrative privileges. […]

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SLES 12 — libdw1 — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libdw1 — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — 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-2014-0172 CVE-2014-9447 CVE-2017-7607 CVE-2017-7608 CVE-2017-7610 CVE-2017-7611 CVE-2017-7612 CVE-2017-7613  +9 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libapache2-mod-perl2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libapache2-mod-perl2 — 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-3825-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2767 Upstream summary: Jan Ingvoldstad discovered that mod_perl incorrectly handled configuration options to disable being used by unprivileged users, contrary to the documentation. A local attacker could […]

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

SLES 12 — rpcbind — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-2017:1306-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8779 CVE-2015-7236 Upstream summary: rpcbind through 0.2.4, LIBTIRPC through 1.0.1 and 1.0.2-rc through 1.0.2-rc3, and NTIRPC through 1.4.3 do not consider the maximum RPC data […]

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Debian 9 — libxfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — libxfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-13720 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libdbd-mysql-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libdbd-mysql-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-7417-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1249 CVE-2016-1251 CVE-2017-10788 CVE-2017-10789 CVE-2014-9906 CVE-2015-8949 CVE-2016-1246 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libdbd-mysql-perl did not correctly handle certain SQL queries. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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