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openSUSE Tumbleweed — enigmail — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — enigmail — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2018:1329-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17688 CVE-2017-17689 CVE-2018-12019 CVE-2014-5369 CVE-2019-12269 Upstream summary: The OpenPGP specification allows a Cipher Feedback Mode (CFB) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — subversion — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — subversion — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2020-1549 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11782 Upstream summary: In Apache Subversion versions up to and including 1.9.10, 1.10.4, 1.12.0, Subversion's svnserve server process may exit when a well-formed read-only request produces a […]

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Arch Linux — w3m — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — w3m — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201611-18 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9442 CVE-2016-9441 CVE-2016-9440 CVE-2016-9439 CVE-2016-9438 CVE-2016-9437 CVE-2016-9436 CVE-2016-9435  +12 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.5.3.git20160413-1. Fixed in: 0.5.3.git20161031-1. Group: AVG-73. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libgcrypt11 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libgcrypt11 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 October 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4236-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13627 CVE-2018-0495 CVE-2017-7526 CVE-2017-9526 CVE-2016-6313 CVE-2015-7511 CVE-2014-3591 CVE-2015-0837  +1 more Upstream summary: USN-4236-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gnome-shell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gnome-shell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 October 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3966-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3820 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the GNOME Shell incorrectly handled certain keyboard inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to invoke keyboard shortcuts, and […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libqt4 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libqt4 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:002 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0945 CVE-2011-3193 CVE-2011-3922 CVE-2013-0254 CVE-2015-1858 CVE-2015-1859 CVE-2012-6093 CVE-2014-0190 Upstream summary: Array index error in the insertItemBefore method in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before […]

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Debian 9 — debian-edu-config — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — debian-edu-config — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3467 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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How to Install and Configure Julia on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Julia on Debian 9

Introduction How to Install and Configure Julia on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch 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 9. […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-1175)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 October 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1175 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12126 CVE-2018-12127 CVE-2018-12130 CVE-2018-20815 CVE-2019-11091 CVE-2019-3855 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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