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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — mlocate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32190 Upstream summary: mlocate's %post script allows RUN_UPDATEDB_AS user to make arbitrary files world readable by abusing insecure file operations that run with root privileges. […]

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Debian 12 — libpcap — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libpcap — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 March 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1935 CVE-2019-15161 CVE-2019-15162 CVE-2019-15163 CVE-2019-15164 CVE-2019-15165 CVE-2023-7256 CVE-2024-8006  +1 more Upstream summary: pcap-linux.c in libpcap 1.1.1 before commit ea9432fabdf4b33cbc76d9437200e028f1c47c93 when snaplen is set may truncate packets, which might […]

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Debian 11 — stellarium — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — stellarium — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 March 2024 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28371 Upstream summary: In Stellarium through 1.2, attackers can write to files that are typically unintended, such as ones with absolute pathnames or .. directory traversal. Table of […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — gnome-shell — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — gnome-shell — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory RHSA-2024:9114 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36472 CVE-2023-43090 CVE-2010-4000 CVE-2017-8288 CVE-2019-3820 CVE-2020-17489 Upstream summary: In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — centerim — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — centerim — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1467 CVE-2008-4776 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged centerim<4.22.4 for vulnerability class 'shell-command-injection'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1467 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — php-nyholm-psr7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — php-nyholm-psr7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 March 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6671-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29197 Upstream summary: It was discovered that php-nyholm-psr7 incorrectly parsed HTTP headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP header injection attack. […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — lua5.4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — lua5.4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 5.4.4-r4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — lua5.4 5.4.4-r4 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-28805 CVE-2019-6706 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.19 ships lua5.4 5.4.4-r4 which addresses CVE-2022-28805. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — cpio — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — cpio — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 March 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6755-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-7207 CVE-2021-38185 Upstream summary: Ingo Brückl discovered that cpio contained a path traversal vulnerability. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — cvs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — cvs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 1.12.12-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — cvs 1.12.12-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3846 CVE-2012-0804 CVE-2017-12836 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships cvs 1.12.12-r0 which addresses CVE-2010-3846. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — c-ares — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — c-ares — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-3842)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 March 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-3842 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-25629 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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