July 2018

SLES 15 — libXext6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libXext6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1099-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1982 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXext 1.3.1 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — perl-File-Find-Rule-Perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — perl-File-Find-Rule-Perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2025-2908 Related CVEs: CVE-2011-10007 Upstream summary: File::Find::Rule through 0.34 for Perl is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when `grep()` encounters a crafted filename. A file handle is opened with the […]

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SLES 12 — libvorbis0 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libvorbis0 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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-SR:2008:012 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1420 CVE-2009-3379 CVE-2012-0444 CVE-2017-14160 CVE-2017-14632 CVE-2017-14633 CVE-2018-10392 CVE-2018-10393  +1 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in residue partition value (aka partvals) evaluation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 […]

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SLES 15 — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:232-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15853 CVE-2018-15859 CVE-2018-15861 CVE-2018-15863 Upstream summary: Endless recursion exists in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon and libxkbcommon before 0.8.1, which could be used by local attackers to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libxkbcommon — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libxkbcommon — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3786-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15853 CVE-2018-15854 CVE-2018-15855 CVE-2018-15856 CVE-2018-15857 CVE-2018-15858 CVE-2018-15859 CVE-2018-15861  +3 more Upstream summary: USN-3786-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libxkbcommon. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 […]

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SLES 15 — libmms0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libmms0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-2892 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_answer function in mmsh.c in libmms before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a […]

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Debian 9 — plasma-workspace — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — plasma-workspace — 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-2018-6791 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 — catdoc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — catdoc — 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-2017-11110 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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