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Debian 9 — libidn2-0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — libidn2-0 — 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-2017-14062 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 — mini-httpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mini-httpd — 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-4848-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18778 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ACME mini_httpd did not properly handle HTTP GET requests with empty headers. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libytnef — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libytnef — multiple vulnerabilities (12 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-4615-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305  +4 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Yerase's TNEF had null pointer dereferences, infinite loop, buffer overflow, out […]

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

Debian 9 — okular — 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-2018-1000801 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 — nasm — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — nasm — multiple vulnerabilities (14 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-2019:14246-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14228 CVE-2017-17810 CVE-2017-10686 CVE-2017-17811 CVE-2017-17812 CVE-2017-17814 CVE-2017-17815 CVE-2017-17816  +6 more Upstream summary: In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is an illegal address access in the […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — phpunit — 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-7171-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9841 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PHPUnit incorrectly handled web requests if exposed to the internet. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achive remote […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — soundtouch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — soundtouch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4826-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9258 CVE-2017-9259 CVE-2017-9260 CVE-2018-1000223 CVE-2018-17096 CVE-2018-17097 CVE-2018-17098 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoundTouch incorrectly handled certain WAV files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — ncmpc — 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-4507-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-9240 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat messages. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted chat message, causing ncmpc […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libbson — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libbson — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-4812-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14227 CVE-2018-16790 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This […]

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Debian 9 — firefox-esr — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — firefox-esr — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5470 CVE-2017-7753 CVE-2017-7793 CVE-2017-7826 CVE-2017-7843 CVE-2018-5156 CVE-2018-12376 CVE-2018-12383  +12 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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