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Debian 9 — kconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — kconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 March 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14744 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — mistral — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mistral — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7465-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16848 CVE-2018-16849 CVE-2019-3866 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mistral incorrectly handled nested anchors in YAML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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SLES 15 — libXxf86vm1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libXxf86vm1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2001 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in X.org libXxf86vm 1.1.2 and earlier allows X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary […]

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SLES 15 — libaudit1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libaudit1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2020:858-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5186 Upstream summary: Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — charybdis — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — charybdis — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7143 Upstream summary: The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in Charybdis before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted […]

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SLES 15 — xf86-video-intel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — xf86-video-intel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4910 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface […]

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SLES 12 — policycoreutils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — policycoreutils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:0338-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7545 CVE-2018-1063 Upstream summary: SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call. Table of […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — postgresql11 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — postgresql11 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10129 CVE-2019-10209 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. Using a purpose-crafted insert to a partitioned table, an attacker […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libxdmcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libxdmcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.1.2-r3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libxdmcp 1.1.2-r3 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-2625 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships libxdmcp 1.1.2-r3 which addresses CVE-2017-2625. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5988-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5086 CVE-2019-5087 Upstream summary: It was discovered that integer overflows vulnerabilities existed in Xcftools. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) […]

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