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Ubuntu 16.04 — libjackson-json-java — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libjackson-json-java — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-4741-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15095 CVE-2017-7525 CVE-2019-10172 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Jackson Databind incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of […]

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Debian 9 — openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-3735 CVE-2018-0732 CVE-2018-0739 CVE-2019-1543 CVE-2019-1547 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Arch Linux — libmspack — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libmspack — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201802-9 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6419 CVE-2017-11423 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.5alpha-1. Fixed in: 1:0.6alpha-1. Group: AVG-603. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — picasm — 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: picasm — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1679 Upstream summary: Shaun Colley reports: When generating error and warning messages, picasm copies strings into fixed length buffers without bounds checking. If […]

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FreeBSD 12 — iw-pine — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — iw-pine — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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: pine remotely exploitable buffer overflow in newmail.c Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1320 CVE-2003-0720 CVE-2003-0721 Upstream summary: Kris Kennaway reports a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in newmail.c. Mike Silbersack submitted the fix. Table […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — screen-resolution-extra — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — screen-resolution-extra — 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-3607-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8885 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Screen Resolution Extra was using PolicyKit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could potentially exploit this issue to bypass […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — uw-imap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — uw-imap — vulnerability — 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-4160-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19518 Upstream summary: It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands. Table of […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — libbsd — 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-4243-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2090 CVE-2019-20367 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libbsd incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — openconnect — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — openconnect — vulnerability — 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-4565-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16239 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenConnect has a buffer overflow when a malicious server uses HTTP chunked encoding with crafted chunk sizes. An attacker could […]

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