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Windows Server 2016 — KB5078740 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5078740 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5078740 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23669 CVE-2026-23671 CVE-2026-23672 CVE-2026-23673 CVE-2026-24285 CVE-2026-24289 CVE-2026-24291 CVE-2026-24294  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Microsoft summary: Use after free in RPC Runtime allows an […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libwebp — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libwebp — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9085 CVE-2016-9969 CVE-2023-4863 CVE-2020-36332 CVE-2020-36331 CVE-2020-36330 CVE-2020-36329 CVE-2020-36328  +6 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libwebp<0.2.1 for vulnerability class 'remote-system-access'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/55951/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — xapian-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — xapian-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.4.6-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xapian-core 1.4.6-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-0499 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships xapian-core 1.4.6-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-0499. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — perl-Package-Generator — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — perl-Package-Generator — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2026:8096 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-40909 CVE-2023-47038 Upstream summary: Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming. Security Fix(es): * perl: Perl threads have a […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-5.10.106-102.504 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-5.10.106-102.504 — 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 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2022-077 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1786 Upstream summary: io_uring: always use original task when preparing req identity (CVE-2022-1786) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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Rocky Linux 10 — ncurses — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Rocky Linux 10

Rocky Linux 10 — ncurses — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Rocky Linux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Rocky Linux RXSA RLSA-2026:5913 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-69720 Upstream summary: The ncurses (new curses) library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses packages contain support utilities including […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.6 — libchm0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.6

openSUSE Leap 15.6 — libchm0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.6 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2025-48172 Upstream summary: CHMLib through 2bef8d0, as used in SumatraPDF and other products, has a chm_lib.c _chm_decompress_block integer overflow. There is a resultant heap-based […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5078752 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5078752 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5078752 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23668 CVE-2026-23669 CVE-2026-23671 CVE-2026-23672 CVE-2026-23673 CVE-2026-24285 CVE-2026-24289 CVE-2026-24291  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Microsoft summary: Concurrent execution […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — xbps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — xbps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 0.58-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xbps 0.58-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7450 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships xbps 0.58-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-7450. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libwebsockets — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libwebsockets — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-11677 CVE-2025-11678 CVE-2025-11679 CVE-2025-11680 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libwebsockets<4.3.7 for vulnerability class 'use-after-free'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11677 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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