February 2019 - Page 14 of 20

Amazon Linux 2 — hunspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — hunspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2020-1518 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16707 Upstream summary: Hunspell 1.7.0 has an invalid read operation in SuggestMgr::leftcommonsubstring in suggestmgr.cxx. (CVE-2019-16707) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-xorg-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-xorg-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libXfont — BDF parsing issues Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0209 CVE-2014-0210 CVE-2014-0211 CVE-2015-1802 CVE-2015-1803 CVE-2015-1804 Upstream summary: Alan Coopersmith reports: Ilja van Sprundel, a security researcher with IOActive, has discovered an issue […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ident — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ident — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ident2 double byte buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0408 Upstream summary: Jack of RaptureSecurity reported a double byte buffer overflow in ident2. The bug may allow a remote attacker to execute […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ibus — 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-4134-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14822 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1844853 Upstream summary: USN-4134-1 fixed a vulnerability in IBus. The update caused a regression in some Qt applications and the fix was subsequently reverted in USN-4134-2. […]

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

SLES 15 — lftp — 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-2019:0642-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10916 Upstream summary: It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — csound — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — csound — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2012:0315-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0270 CVE-2012-2106 CVE-2012-2107 CVE-2012-2108 Upstream summary: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) […]

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FreeBSD 12 — xdm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xdm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xdm — remote denial of service Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2179 Upstream summary: nvd.nist.gov reports X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ja-eb — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ja-eb — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: eb — Potential buffer overrun vulnerability Upstream summary: Kazuhiro Ito reports: Potential buffer overrun vulnerability is found in eb/multiplex.c. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 12 — cvs+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — cvs+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cvsbug — race condition Related CVEs: CAN-2005-2693 CVE-2004-0180 CVE-2004-0405 CVE-2004-0414 CVE-2004-0416 CVE-2004-0417 CVE-2004-0418 CVE-2004-0778 Upstream summary: Problem description A temporary file is created, used, deleted, and then re-created with the […]

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