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Debian 11 — ruby-mixlib-archive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-mixlib-archive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000026 Upstream summary: Chef Software's mixlib-archive versions 0.3.0 and older are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using ".." in tar […]

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Debian 11 — csound — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — csound — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5986 CVE-2012-0270 CVE-2012-2106 CVE-2012-2107 CVE-2012-2108 Upstream summary: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST plugin for writing score generators in […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9306)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9306 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28374 CVE-2021-23133 CVE-2021-29154 CVE-2021-31916 CVE-2020-36310 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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Oracle Linux 8 — .NET Core 2.1 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — .NET Core 2.1 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-3145)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3145 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-34485 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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Common Problems 114908

RHEL 8 RPM Database Locked During Automated Updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 November 2021 📖 ~2 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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AlmaLinux 8 — google-noto-emoji-fonts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — google-noto-emoji-fonts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2021:4229 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18869 Upstream summary: A TOCTOU issue in the chownr package before 1.1.0 for Node.js 10.10 could allow a local attacker to trick it into descending into unintended directories […]

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Debian 11 — ikiwiki-hosting — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ikiwiki-hosting — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6047 Upstream summary: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the site creation interface in ikiwiki-hosting before 0.20131025 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via […]

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