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

Ubuntu 22.04 — logrotate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 February 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5447-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1348 Upstream summary: It was discovered that logrotate incorrectly handled the state file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to keep a lock on the […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-510-server — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-510-server — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 February 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5547-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31607 CVE-2022-31608 CVE-2022-31615 Upstream summary: Le Wu discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers did not properly perform input validation in some situations. A local user could use […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — xz-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — xz-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 February 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5378-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1271 Upstream summary: USN-5378-2 fixed a vulnerability in XZ Utils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Cleemy […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — vim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-5319)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-5319 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1629 CVE-2022-1621 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql:15 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql:15 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-7785)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-7785 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5870 CVE-2023-5868 CVE-2023-5869 CVE-2023-39417 CVE-2023-39418 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1251 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14491 CVE-2017-14492 CVE-2017-14493 CVE-2017-14494 CVE-2017-14495 CVE-2017-14496 CVE-2023-50387 CVE-2023-50868  +7 more Upstream summary: A memory exhaustion flaw was found in dnsmasq in the EDNS0 code. An attacker could […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — go-toolset and golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — go-toolset and golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 6 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3923 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29402 CVE-2023-29405 CVE-2023-29403 CVE-2023-29404 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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Oracle Linux 9 — glib2 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — glib2 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-6631)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6631 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32665 CVE-2023-32611 CVE-2023-29499 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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Debian 11 — ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-4530 Upstream summary: Signedness error in ccid_serial.c in libccid in the USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices (CCID) driver, as used in pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3 and possibly other […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7751 Upstream summary: pathval before version 1.1.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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