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SLES 12 — libmusicbrainz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libmusicbrainz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 June 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2006:025 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4197 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in libmusicbrainz (aka mb_client or MusicBrainz Client Library) 2.1.2 and earlier, and SVN 8406 and earlier, allow remote attackers […]

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SLES 12 — systemtap — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — systemtap — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 June 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2010:010 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4273 CVE-2010-0412 CVE-2009-2911 CVE-2010-0411 Upstream summary: stap-server in SystemTap before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in stap command-line arguments […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — heat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — heat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 June 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2249-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3801 Upstream summary: Jason Dunsmore discovered that OpenStack heat did not properly restrict access to template information. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to see URL […]

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

Ubuntu 14.04 — simplestreams — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2746-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1499749 CVE-2015-1337 Upstream summary: USN-2746-1 fixed a vulnerability in Simple Streams. The update caused a regression preventing MAAS from downloading PXE images. This update fixes the problem. […]

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SLES 12 — libXt6 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libXt6 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 June 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1101-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2002 CVE-2013-2005 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier allows X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute […]

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SLES 12 — kbd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — kbd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 June 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:007 Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0460 Upstream summary: The init script in kbd, possibly 1.14.1 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defkeymap.map. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — cgmanager — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — cgmanager — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 June 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2451-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1425 Upstream summary: Serge Hallyn discovered that cgmanager did not consistently enforce proper nesting when modifying cgroup properties. A local attacker in a privileged container could use […]

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SLES 12 — libthai0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libthai0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 June 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2010:002 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4012 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in LibThai before 0.1.13 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings that trigger heap-based buffer […]

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