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Debian 12 — s3d — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — s3d — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6876 CVE-2014-1226 Upstream summary: The (1) pty_init_terminal and (2) pipe_init_terminal functions in main.c in s3dvt 0.2.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions […]

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FreeBSD 14 — squirrelmail — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — squirrelmail — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: SquirrelMail — post-authentication access privileges Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1036 CVE-2005-0075 CVE-2005-0103 CVE-2005-0104 CVE-2005-1769 CVE-2005-2095 CVE-2006-0188 CVE-2006-0195  +6 more Upstream summary: Florian Grunow reports: An attacker able to exploit this vulnerability can […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — xlreader — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — xlreader — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged xlreader<0.9.0nb1 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/xlreader.txt Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — isc-dhcp30-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — isc-dhcp30-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isc-dhcp-client — Stack overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0692 Upstream summary: US-CERT reports: The ISC DHCP dhclient application contains a stack buffer overflow, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — seamonkey — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — seamonkey — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — 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-2006-2894 CVE-2008-2803 CVE-2008-2811 CVE-2008-0016 CVE-2008-4058 CVE-2008-4062 CVE-2008-2798 CVE-2008-4065  +2 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged seamonkey{,-bin,-gtk1}<1.1.5 for vulnerability class 'remote-information-exposure'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2894 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

Debian 12 — glade — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36774 Upstream summary: plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash). Table of […]

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Debian 12 — etcd — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — etcd — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1098 CVE-2018-1099 CVE-2018-16886 CVE-2020-15106 CVE-2020-15112 CVE-2020-15113 CVE-2020-15114 CVE-2020-15115  +7 more Upstream summary: A cross-site request forgery flaw was found in etcd 3.3.1 and earlier. An attacker can set […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — p5-Digest — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged p5-Digest<1.17 for vulnerability class 'remote-system-access'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/46279/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — owslib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — owslib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8247-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27476 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OWSLib did not properly disable entity resolution within its XML parser. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — nghttp2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — nghttp2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-5838)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 December 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5838 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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