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Debian 12 — ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-4048 CVE-2006-4800 CVE-2008-3162 CVE-2008-3230 CVE-2008-4610 CVE-2008-4866 CVE-2008-4867 CVE-2009-0385  +12 more Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer function (utils.c) in FFmpeg libavcodec 0.4.9-pre1 and earlier, as used […]

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Debian 13 — binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-4807 CVE-2005-4808 CVE-2006-2362 CVE-2008-2310 CVE-2012-3509 CVE-2014-8484 CVE-2014-8485 CVE-2014-8501  +12 more Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the as_bad function in messages.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – Postfix mail queue backlog grows uncontrollably – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – cron jobs stop running after timezone changes – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Common Problems 118107

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – failed fstab mount entry blocks startup target – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Common Problems 117607

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – failed fstab mount entry blocks startup target – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Common Problems 117103

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS – VirtualBox modules fail after kernel upgrade – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Common Problems 116605

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS – fail2ban service running but no bans applied – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Common Problems 116104

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – GNOME login loop after NVIDIA driver update – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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Common Problems 115607

yum Hangs Behind Proxy Due to SSL Inspection

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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