September 2018

SLES 15 — libpulse0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libpulse0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2014:0999-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3970 Upstream summary: The pa_rtp_recv function in modules/rtp/rtp.c in the module-rtp-recv module in PulseAudio 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of […]

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Debian 9 — chromium-browser — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — chromium-browser — multiple vulnerabilities (15 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-2017-5124 CVE-2017-15398 CVE-2017-15407 CVE-2017-15420 CVE-2017-5087 CVE-2017-5111 CVE-2018-4117 CVE-2018-16065  +7 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — gnome-keyring — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gnome-keyring — 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-3894-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20781 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNOME Keyring incorrectly cleared out credentials supplied to the PAM module. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Debian 9 — ruby-mixlib-archive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — ruby-mixlib-archive — 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-2017-1000026 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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Amazon Linux 2 — libdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libdb — 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 ALAS2-2023-1965 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-10140 Upstream summary: Postfix before 2.11.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging undocumented functionality […]

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SLES 12 — obs-service-tar — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — obs-service-tar — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-RU-2019:0880-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12476 CVE-2018-12473 CVE-2018-12474 Upstream summary: Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in obs-service-tar_scm of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows remote attackers with control over […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — singularity-container — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — singularity-container — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4840-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12021 CVE-2018-19295 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Singularity incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-19295) It was […]

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SLES 15 — pidgin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — pidgin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-2694 CVE-2010-0013 CVE-2011-3594 CVE-2012-6152 CVE-2017-2640 CVE-2009-2703 CVE-2009-3026 CVE-2009-3083  +12 more Upstream summary: The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple, as used in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (14 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-3845-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8784 CVE-2018-8785 CVE-2018-8786 CVE-2018-8787 CVE-2018-8788 CVE-2018-8789 CVE-2014-0250 CVE-2014-0791  +6 more Upstream summary: Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain stream encodings. A malicious server could use this […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — htslib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — htslib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-4802-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000206 CVE-2018-13845 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HTSlib incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue affected […]

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