November 2017

Ubuntu 16.04 — gcc-5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gcc-5 — 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-5770-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11671 Upstream summary: Todd Eisenberger discovered that certain versions of GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) could be made to clobber the status flag of RDRAND and RDSEED with […]

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Debian 9 — request-tracker4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — request-tracker4 — 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-2016-6127 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 — root-system — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — root-system — 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-4801-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000203 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ROOT incorrectly handled certain input arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — freeradius — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — freeradius — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3369-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-10978 CVE-2017-10979 CVE-2017-10980 CVE-2017-10981 CVE-2017-10982 CVE-2017-10983 CVE-2017-10984 CVE-2017-10985  +2 more Upstream summary: Guido Vranken discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled memory when decoding packets. A remote attacker could […]

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Debian 9 — opensaml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — opensaml2 — 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-2017-16853 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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Debian 9 — moin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — moin — 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-2017-5934 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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SLES 12 — cpp48 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — cpp48 — 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 security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5044 CVE-2017-11671 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in libgfortran might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Fortran application […]

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SLES 12 — libbotan — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libbotan — multiple vulnerabilities (10 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-2017:1222-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9742 CVE-2015-5726 CVE-2015-5727 CVE-2015-7827 CVE-2016-2194 CVE-2016-2195 CVE-2016-9132 CVE-2017-14737  +2 more Upstream summary: The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly […]

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

Debian 9 — glibc — 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-2017-1000366 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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