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Debian 11 — pidgin-otr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pidgin-otr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2012-2369 CVE-2015-8833 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the log_message_cb function in otr-plugin.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 3.2.1 for Pidgin might allow remote attackers […]

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Debian 12 — keepalived — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — keepalived — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1784 CVE-2018-19044 CVE-2018-19045 CVE-2018-19046 CVE-2018-19115 CVE-2021-44225 CVE-2024-41184 Upstream summary: The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, […]

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Debian 12 — node-debug — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — node-debug — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2017-16137 CVE-2017-20165 Upstream summary: The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around […]

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Debian 13 — keepass2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — keepass2 — 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-2016-5119 CVE-2019-20184 CVE-2023-32784 Upstream summary: The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the version check response and […]

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Debian 13 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — file — 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-2003-0102 CVE-2003-1092 CVE-2004-1304 CVE-2007-1536 CVE-2007-2026 CVE-2007-2799 CVE-2009-0947 CVE-2009-0948  +12 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code […]

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

Debian 11 — nano — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-2010-1160 CVE-2010-1161 CVE-2024-5742 CVE-2026-6842 CVE-2026-6843 Upstream summary: GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, […]

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Debian 11 — xdm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — xdm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-2006-4447 CVE-2006-5214 CVE-2006-5215 Upstream summary: X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls […]

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

Debian 11 — packagekit — 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-2011-2515 CVE-2018-1106 CVE-2020-16121 CVE-2020-16122 CVE-2022-0987 CVE-2026-41651 Upstream summary: PackageKit 0.6.17 allows installation of unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed which may allow installation of non-trusted packages […]

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Debian 12 — svgpp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — svgpp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6245 CVE-2019-6246 CVE-2019-6247 CVE-2021-44960 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Anti-Grain Geometry (AGG) 2.4 as used in SVG++ (aka svgpp) 1.2.3. In the function agg::cell_aa::not_equal, dx is […]

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