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Alpine Linux 3.18 — zlib — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — zlib — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.2.12-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — zlib 1.2.12-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-37434 CVE-2018-25032 CVE-2023-45853 CVE-2023-6992 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships zlib 1.2.12-r2 which addresses CVE-2022-37434. Table of contents Symptom […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — links-2.1.0.29* — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — links-2.1.0.29* — vulnerability — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged links{,-gui}-2.1.0.29* for vulnerability class 'remote-command-execution'. Reference: http://links.twibright.com/download/ChangeLog Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — perl-Pod-Usage — 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 — chrony — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — chrony — 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 ALAS2-2021-1575 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14367 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in chrony when creating the PID file under the /var/run/chrony folder. The file is created during chronyd startup while still […]

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Rocky Linux 10 — glibc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Rocky Linux 10

Rocky Linux 10 — glibc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2026:1334 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-0861 CVE-2026-0915 Upstream summary: The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.6 — icu — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.6

openSUSE Leap 15.6 — icu — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.6 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory RHSA-2025:11888 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2025-5222 CVE-2020-21913 Upstream summary: A stack buffer overflow was found in Internationl components for unicode (ICU ). While running the genrb binary, the 'subtag' […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5075897 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5075897 — 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 KB5075897 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-21519 CVE-2026-21248 CVE-2026-21247 CVE-2026-21236 CVE-2026-21533 CVE-2026-21513 CVE-2026-21510 CVE-2026-21508  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Microsoft summary: Access of […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — zlib-ng — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — zlib-ng — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.0.6-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — zlib-ng 2.0.6-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-37434 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships zlib-ng 2.0.6-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-37434. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — lmbench — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — lmbench — vulnerability — 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-2008-4968 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged lmbench-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4968 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — perl-Scalar-List-Utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — perl-Scalar-List-Utils — 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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