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Debian 12 — rancid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — rancid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4979 Upstream summary: getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### […]

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Debian 13 — ngtcp2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — ngtcp2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2026-40170 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 […]

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Debian 13 — smstools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — smstools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0083 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the logging code of SMS Server Tools (smstools) 1.14.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified attack […]

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Debian 11 — libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2026-5091 Upstream summary: Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to […]

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Debian 13 — inkscape — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — inkscape — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3737 CVE-2005-3885 CVE-2007-1463 CVE-2007-1464 CVE-2012-5656 CVE-2012-6076 CVE-2021-42700 CVE-2021-42702  +2 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the SVG importer (style.cpp) of inkscape 0.41 through 0.42.2 might allow remote attackers […]

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Debian 13 — libast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — libast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0224 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-13797 Upstream summary: The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than […]

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Debian 11 — opendmarc — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — opendmarc — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16378 CVE-2019-20790 CVE-2020-12272 CVE-2020-12460 CVE-2021-34555 CVE-2024-25768 Upstream summary: OpenDMARC through 1.3.2 and 1.4.x through 1.4.0-Beta1 is prone to a signature-bypass vulnerability with multiple From: addresses, which might affect […]

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Debian 13 — djangorestframework — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — djangorestframework — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25045 CVE-2020-25626 CVE-2024-21520 Upstream summary: Django REST framework (aka django-rest-framework) before 3.9.1 allows XSS because the default DRF Browsable API view templates disable autoescaping. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Debian 13 — sdl-image1.2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — sdl-image1.2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6697 CVE-2008-0544 CVE-2017-12122 CVE-2017-14440 CVE-2017-14441 CVE-2017-14442 CVE-2017-14448 CVE-2017-14450  +12 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to […]

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