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

Debian 12 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6684 CVE-2023-31606 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via […]

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

Debian 12 — gettext — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0966 CVE-2018-18751 Upstream summary: The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — postgresql82-pltcl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — postgresql82-pltcl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3433 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged postgresql82-pltcl<8.2.18 for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3433 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6781-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-7101 Upstream summary: Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseExcel was passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type "eval". An attacker could craft a malicious file […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6478-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46316 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. Table […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-3245)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3245 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25815 CVE-2023-25652 CVE-2023-22490 CVE-2023-23946 CVE-2023-29007 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 1.12.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — hdf5 1.12.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17432 CVE-2018-11206 CVE-2018-13869 CVE-2018-13870 CVE-2018-14033 CVE-2018-14460 CVE-2018-17435 CVE-2019-9151  +1 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships hdf5 1.12.2-r0 which […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12207)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12207 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-23454 CVE-2023-23455 CVE-2022-45934 CVE-2022-47929 CVE-2022-41218 CVE-2022-45887 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — gimp — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — gimp — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 2.8.22-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gimp 2.8.22-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17784 CVE-2017-17785 CVE-2017-17786 CVE-2017-17787 CVE-2017-17788 CVE-2017-17789 CVE-2023-44441 CVE-2023-44442  +2 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships gimp 2.8.22-r2 which […]

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