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Oracle Linux 9 — open-vm-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — open-vm-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-3948)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3948 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-20867 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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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — ctdb — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — ctdb — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-IU-2023:731-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4154 CVE-2020-25720 CVE-2023-34966 CVE-2023-3961 CVE-2023-4091 CVE-2023-42669 CVE-2023-42670 CVE-2022-2127  +3 more Upstream summary: A design flaw was found in Samba's DirSync control implementation, which exposes […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — nodejs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-5765)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5765 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-44487 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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Alpine Linux 3.18 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 7.3.6.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libreoffice 7.3.6.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3140 CVE-2022-26305 CVE-2022-26306 CVE-2022-26307 CVE-2021-25636 CVE-2021-25631 CVE-2021-25632 CVE-2021-25633  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships libreoffice 7.3.6.2-r0 which […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-globalid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-globalid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-22799 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{26,27,30,31}-globalid>=0.2.1<1.0.1 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22799 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py310-tensorflow — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py310-tensorflow — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-tensorflow — denial of service vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2022-35935 CVE-2022-35941 CVE-2022-35991 Upstream summary: Kang Hong Jin, Neophytos Christou, 刘力源 and Pattarakrit Rattankul report: Another instance of CVE-2022-35935, where `SobolSample` is […]

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FreeBSD 14 — isc-dhcp3-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — isc-dhcp3-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isc-dhcpd — format string vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1006 Upstream summary: The ISC DHCP programs are vulnerable to several format string vulnerabilities which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — linux-firmware — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — linux-firmware — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2024:7481 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-20584 CVE-2023-31356 CVE-2022-46329 CVE-2023-20592 CVE-2023-31346 CVE-2023-20569 CVE-2023-20593 Upstream summary: The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to operate. Security Fix(es): * […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py37-treq — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py37-treq — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-treq — sensitive information leak vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23607 Upstream summary: Treq's request methods (`treq.get`, `treq.post`, `HTTPClient.request`, `HTTPClient.get`, etc.) accept cookies as a dictionary. Such cookies are not bound to […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — p5-Data-UUID — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — p5-Data-UUID — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4184 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged p5-Data-UUID-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'symlink-attack'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4184 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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