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Debian 11 — libnet-dropbox-api-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libnet-dropbox-api-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-2024-58036 Upstream summary: Net::Dropbox::API 1.9 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically […]

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

Debian 11 — ldapscripts — 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-2007-5373 Upstream summary: ldapscripts 1.4 and 1.7 sends a password as a command line argument when calling some LDAP programs, which might allow local users to read the […]

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Debian 11 — mp3splt — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — mp3splt — 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-2017-15185 CVE-2017-5665 CVE-2017-5666 CVE-2017-5851 Upstream summary: plugins/ogg.c in Libmp3splt 0.9.2 calls the libvorbis vorbis_block_clear function with uninitialized data upon detection of invalid input, which allows remote attackers to […]

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Debian 11 — node-glob-parent — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — node-glob-parent — 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-2020-28469 CVE-2021-35065 Upstream summary: This affects the package glob-parent before 5.1.2. The enclosure regex used to check for strings ending in enclosure containing path separator. Table of contents […]

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Debian 13 — golang-github-sylabs-sif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — golang-github-sylabs-sif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2021-29499 CVE-2022-39237 Upstream summary: SIF is an open source implementation of the Singularity Container Image Format. The `siftool new` command and func siftool.New() produce predictable UUID identifiers due […]

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

Debian 12 — hpsockd — 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-2004-0993 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in hpsockd before 0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. Table of contents […]

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Debian 12 — erlang — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — erlang — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0130 CVE-2011-0766 CVE-2011-3389 CVE-2014-1693 CVE-2014-3566 CVE-2015-2774 CVE-2016-1000107 CVE-2016-10253  +12 more Upstream summary: lib/crypto/c_src/crypto_drv.c in erlang does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_do_verify function, which […]

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

Debian 9 — mgetty — 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-2018-16741 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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