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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-Jinja2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-Jinja2 — vulnerability — 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-2016:2465-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0012 Upstream summary: FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — php-imagick — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — php-imagick — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4586-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11037 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PHP ImageMagick extension didn't check the address used by an array. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP […]

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SLES 15 — python3-PyYAML — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-PyYAML — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-FU-2022:0444-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18342 Upstream summary: In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — aspell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — aspell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5023-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-25051 CVE-2019-17544 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a […]

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SLES 12 — NetworkManager-vpnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — NetworkManager-vpnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10900 Upstream summary: Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — bsh2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — bsh2 — vulnerability — 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-2016:0788-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2510 Upstream summary: BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — bwa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — bwa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4087-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10269 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — kconf_update5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — kconf_update5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:1851-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14744 Upstream summary: In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction. This relates […]

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SLES 15 — python3-hpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-hpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6581 Upstream summary: A HTTP/2 implementation built using any version of the Python HPACK library between v1.0.0 and v2.2.0 could be targeted for a denial of service attack, specifically […]

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Arch Linux — apr-util — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — apr-util — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201710-33 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12618 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.6.0-1. Fixed in: 1.6.1-1. Group: AVG-468. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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