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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4392 CVE-2009-0858 CVE-2012-1191 Upstream summary: dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 does not prevent simultaneous identical outbound DNS queries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to […]

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Debian 12 — slang2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — slang2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-45927 CVE-2023-45929 Upstream summary: S-Lang 2.3.2 was discovered to contain an arithmetic exception via the function tt_sprintf(). Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 12 — obs-build — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — obs-build — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14804 Upstream summary: The build package before 20171128 did not check directory names during extraction of build results that allowed untrusted builds to write outside of the target […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — icecast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — icecast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 2.4.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — icecast 2.4.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18820 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.19 ships icecast 2.4.4-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-18820. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — gtk+2.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-6655 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GTK would attempt to load modules from the current directory, contrary to expectations. If users started GTK applications from shared […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6856-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-25081 CVE-2024-25082 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — freeglut — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — freeglut — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7870-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-24258 CVE-2024-24259 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Freeglut incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — heat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — heat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6066-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-1625 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenStack Heat incorrectly handled certain hidden parameter values. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6684-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-50495 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 CVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 CVE-2023-29491 CVE-2017-16879  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled certain function return values, possibly leading to segmentation […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — cjose — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — cjose — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6307-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-37464 Upstream summary: It was discovered that JOSE for C/C++ AES GCM decryption routine incorrectly uses the Tag length from the actual Authentication Tag provided in the […]

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