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

Debian 9 — openvpn — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7508 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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Debian 11 — rexical — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — rexical — 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-2019-5477 Upstream summary: A command injection vulnerability in Nokogiri v1.10.3 and earlier allows commands to be executed in a subprocess via Ruby's `Kernel.open` method. Processes are vulnerable only […]

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Debian 11 — swupdate — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — swupdate — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12951 CVE-2019-13503 CVE-2019-19307 CVE-2020-25756 CVE-2020-25887 CVE-2021-26528 CVE-2021-26529 CVE-2021-26530  +12 more Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Mongoose before 6.15. The parse_mqtt() function in mg_mqtt.c has a critical […]

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

Debian 12 — tcptrack — 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-2011-2903 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in tcptrack before 1.4.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: this is only a […]

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Debian 12 — e17 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — e17 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-2014-1845 CVE-2014-1846 CVE-2022-37706 Upstream summary: An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly sanitize the environment. […]

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Debian 11 — libvc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libvc — 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-2006-1356 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the count_vcards function in LibVC 3, as used in Rolo, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a vCard file […]

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Debian 12 — percona-toolkit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — percona-toolkit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-2014-2029 CVE-2015-1027 CVE-2024-7701 Upstream summary: The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code […]

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

Debian 12 — etherape — 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-2011-3369 Upstream summary: The add_conversation function in conversations.c in EtherApe before 0.9.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via […]

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Debian 11 — python-virtualenv — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-virtualenv — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-2011-4617 CVE-2013-1629 CVE-2024-53899 CVE-2026-22702 Upstream summary: virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/. […]

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

Debian 12 — conky — 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-2011-3616 Upstream summary: The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/.cesf. […]

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