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Debian 12 — node-eventsource — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — node-eventsource — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1650 Upstream summary: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository eventsource/eventsource prior to v2.0.2. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Debian 12 — typespeed — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — typespeed — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1389 CVE-2003-0435 CVE-2005-0105 CVE-2006-1515 CVE-2007-6220 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in typespeed 0.4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via long input. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Debian 12 — dmitry — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — dmitry — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7938 CVE-2020-14931 CVE-2024-31837 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or […]

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Debian 12 — colpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — colpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2024-55566 Upstream summary: ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libmodule-scandeps-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libmodule-scandeps-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7117-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-10224 CVE-2024-11003 CVE-2024-48990 CVE-2024-48991 CVE-2024-48992 Upstream summary: Qualys discovered that needrestart passed unsanitized data to a library (libmodule-scandeps-perl) which expects safe input. A local attacker could possibly […]

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How to Install Podman as a Rootless Docker Alternative on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Podman as a Rootless Docker Alternative on RHEL 9

Podman is Red Hat’s recommended Docker-compatible container engine that runs containers without requiring a root-owned daemon. Unlike Docker, which requires the Docker daemon (dockerd) running as root, Podman runs containers directly as the user executing the command — a model called rootless containers. This eliminates an entire class of privilege escalation vulnerabilities: even if a […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — openvpn — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — openvpn — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7340-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12166 CVE-2024-5594 CVE-2022-0547 CVE-2016-6329 CVE-2017-7479 CVE-2017-7508 CVE-2017-7520 CVE-2017-7521 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenVPN did not perform proper input validation when generating a TLS key under […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — tomcat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — tomcat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-0539)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-0539 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46589 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — libvirt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — libvirt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-4757)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-4757 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-4418 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-4034)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 February 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-4034 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-31147 CVE-2023-31130 CVE-2023-32067 CVE-2023-31124 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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