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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0122 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0122 — 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-1999-0122, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0122 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in AIX lchangelv gives root access. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE   exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — rpcbind — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — rpcbind — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-4986-4 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1931507 CVE-2017-8779 CVE-2015-7236 Upstream summary: USN-4986-1 fixed a vulnerability in rpcbind. The update caused a regression resulting in rpcbind crashing in certain environments. This update fixes the […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — xmlrpc-epi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — xmlrpc-epi — 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-3059-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6296 Upstream summary: It was discovered that xmlrpc-epi incorrectly handled lengths in the simplestring_addn function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using xmlrpc-epi […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — linux-lts-wily — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — linux-lts-wily — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-3035-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3070 CVE-2016-4482 CVE-2016-4569 CVE-2016-4578 CVE-2016-4580 CVE-2016-4913 CVE-2016-4951 CVE-2016-4997  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-3035-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10. This update provides the corresponding […]

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

SLES 12 — xdg-utils — 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-2015:0271-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9622 CVE-2017-18266 Upstream summary: Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop environment is identified, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libidn2-0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libidn2-0 — 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-3421-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14062 Upstream summary: USN-3421-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libidn2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Table of contents Symptom […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libsamplerate — 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-5749-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7697 Upstream summary: Erik de Castro Lopo and Agostino Sarubbo discovered that libsamplerate did not properly perform bounds checking. If a user were tricked into processing a […]

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