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Ubuntu 18.04 — libiberty — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libiberty — multiple vulnerabilities (14 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-4326-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12641 CVE-2018-12697 CVE-2018-12698 CVE-2018-12934 CVE-2018-17794 CVE-2018-17985 CVE-2018-18483 CVE-2018-18484  +6 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated […]

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

Debian 9 — konversation — 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-2017-15923 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 15 — gpgme — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — gpgme — 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-2014:1073-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3564 Upstream summary: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in GPGME before 1.5.1 allow remote attackers to […]

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

Debian 9 — hylafax — 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-2018-17141 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 15 — slf4j — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — slf4j — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:1744-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8088 Upstream summary: org.slf4j.ext.EventData in the slf4j-ext module in QOS.CH SLF4J before 1.8.0-beta2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted data. EventData […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — lcms2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — lcms2 — 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-3770-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10165 CVE-2018-16435 CVE-2013-7455 Upstream summary: Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of […]

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

SLES 15 — minicom — 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-2017:1092-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7467 Upstream summary: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could […]

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

Debian 9 — bchunk — 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-2017-15953 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 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5420-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14160 CVE-2018-10392 CVE-2018-10393 CVE-2018-5146 CVE-2017-14632 CVE-2017-14633 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Vorbis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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Debian 9 — golang-1.7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — golang-1.7 — 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-2018-7187 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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