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Arch Linux — opendoas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — opendoas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202102-8 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-25016 Upstream summary: Type: privilege escalation. Status: Fixed. Affected: 6.6.1-2. Fixed in: 6.8.1-2. Group: AVG-1504. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-tiff — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-tiff — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tiff — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8665 CVE-2015-8683 CVE-2015-8870 CVE-2016-5314 CVE-2016-5320 CVE-2016-5652 CVE-2016-5875 CVE-2016-9533  +12 more Upstream summary: NVD reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — conky — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2011-3616 Upstream summary: The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/.cesf. Table […]

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FreeBSD 12 — wzdftpd — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — wzdftpd — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wzdftpd — remote DoS Upstream summary: wzdftpd contains a potential remote Denial-of-Service. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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SLES 12 — netpbm — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — netpbm — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 May 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2024:0434-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5849 CVE-2017-2579 CVE-2017-2580 CVE-2017-2581 CVE-2017-2586 CVE-2017-2587 CVE-2018-8975 Upstream summary: tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — newt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2009:017 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-2905 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in textbox.c in newt 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) […]

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SLES 12 — libpoppler44 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libpoppler44 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 May 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:1672-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9083 CVE-2018-10768 Upstream summary: poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products, has a NULL pointer dereference in the JPXStream::readUByte function in JPXStream.cc. For […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libaubio5 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libaubio5 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — 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-2017-17054 CVE-2018-14522 CVE-2017-17554 Upstream summary: In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing […]

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FreeBSD 12 — cups-base — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — cups-base — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cups — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0558 CVE-2004-0888 CVE-2004-0889 CVE-2004-0923 CVE-2004-1125 CVE-2004-1267 CVE-2005-0064 CVE-2005-2097  +12 more Upstream summary: CUPS development team reports: The new release addresses two security vulnerabilities, add […]

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FreeBSD 12 — brotli — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — brotli — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: brotli — buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1624 CVE-2016-1968 Upstream summary: Google Chrome Releases reports: [583607] High CVE-2016-1624: Buffer overflow in Brotli. Credit to lukezli. Mozilla Foundation reports: Security researcher Luke […]

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