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SLES 15 — powerpc-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — powerpc-utils — 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-2014:1211-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4040 Upstream summary: snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and yaboot.conf files potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.2-rubygem-activesupport — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.2-rubygem-activesupport — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2016:0082-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3226 CVE-2015-3227 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in json/encoding.rb in Active Support in Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libSDL_sound — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libSDL_sound — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2008:012 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1686 Upstream summary: Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — perl-Archive-Tar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — perl-Archive-Tar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1330 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12015 Upstream summary: It was found that the Archive::Tar module did not properly sanitize symbolic links when extracting tar archives. An attacker, able to provide a specially […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py35-requests — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py35-requests — 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: www/py-requests — Information disclosure vulnerability Upstream summary: The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which […]

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FreeBSD 12 — a2ps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — a2ps — 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: a2ps — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8107 Upstream summary: Jong-Gwon Kim reports: When user runs a2ps with malicious crafted pro(a2ps prologue) file, an attacker can execute arbitrary code. Table […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php56-sqlite — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php56-sqlite — 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: php — use-after-free vulnerability Upstream summary: Symeon Paraschoudis reports: Use-after-free vulnerability in sqlite3SafetyCheckSickOrOk() Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — tk — 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: tcl/tk — buffer overflow in ReadImage function Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5137 Upstream summary: A Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl/Tk, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — phpicalendar — 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: phpicalendar — cross site scripting vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3366 Upstream summary: Francesco Ongaro reports that phpicalendar is vulnerable for a cross site scripting attack. The vulnerability is caused by improper […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py311-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py311-kerberos — 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: py-kerberos — DoS and MitM vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3206 Upstream summary: macosforgebot reports: The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows […]

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