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SLES 15 — libapr-util1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libapr-util1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 18 June 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:348-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25147 CVE-2017-12618 Upstream summary: Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in apr_base64 functions of Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) allows an attacker to write beyond bounds […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — texlive — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — texlive — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:2284-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32700 CVE-2023-46048 CVE-2023-46051 Upstream summary: LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. […]

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How to Set Up Chef Infra Client on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Chef Infra Client on Debian 12

Introduction How to Set Up Chef Infra Client on Debian 12 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 12 Bookworm server. Debian 12 Bookworm ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python-setuptools_scm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python-setuptools_scm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:5994 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40217 CVE-2023-24329 CVE-2019-7164 CVE-2019-7548 CVE-2019-9636 CVE-2022-40897 CVE-2022-48560 CVE-2022-48565  +12 more Upstream summary: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language that supports modules, classes, exceptions, high-level dynamic data types, […]

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Debian 11 — node-shelljs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — node-shelljs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0144 Upstream summary: shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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Debian 12 — gnome-keyring — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — gnome-keyring — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3466 CVE-2012-6111 CVE-2018-19358 CVE-2018-20781 Upstream summary: GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-1978 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-27239 CVE-2022-29869 Upstream summary: A stack-based buffer overflow issue was found in pifs-utils. Parsing the mount.cifs ip command-line argument can lead to local attackers gaining root privileges. […]

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

Debian 12 — node-extend — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16491 CVE-2018-16492 Upstream summary: A prototype pollution vulnerability was found in node.extend <1.1.7, ~<2.0.1 that allows an attacker to inject arbitrary properties onto Object.prototype. Table of contents Symptom […]

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

Debian 12 — kpmcore — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27187 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in KDE Partition Manager 4.1.0 before 4.2.0. The kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking D-Bus is […]

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

Debian 12 — freecol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000825 Upstream summary: FreeCol version <= nightly-2018-08-22 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in FreeColXMLReader parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, […]

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