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FreeBSD 14 — libXres — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — libXres — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — squashfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — squashfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:4424-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4645 CVE-2015-4646 CVE-2021-40153 CVE-2021-41072 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the read_fragment_table_4 function in unsquash-4.c in Squashfs and sasquatch allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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Debian 12 – mdadm RAID Degraded and Rebuild Stalled – Safe Recovery

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — exim-exiscan-4.[0-2]* — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — exim-exiscan — 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 exim-exiscan for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://www.guninski.com/exim1.html Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — php56-mysqli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — php56-mysqli — 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-2016-7412 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged php56-mysqli<5.6.26 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7412 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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FreeBSD 14 — findutils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — findutils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: findutils — GNU locate heap buffer overrun Related CVEs: CVE-2007-2452 Upstream summary: James Youngman reports: When GNU locate reads filenames from an old-format locate database, they are read into a […]

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FreeBSD 14 — xemacs-devel-mule — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — xemacs-devel-mule — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: emacs — movemail format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0100 Upstream summary: Max Vozeler discovered several format string vulnerabilities in the movemail utility of Emacs. They can be exploited when connecting […]

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FreeBSD 14 — qt5-network — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — qt5-network — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: QtNetwork — potential buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2023-51714 Upstream summary: Andy Shaw reports: A potential integer overflow has been discovered in Qt's HTTP2 implementation. If the HTTP2 implementation receives more […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — leafnode — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged leafnode<1.9.30 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0123.html Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Debian 12 — libtomcrypt — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libtomcrypt — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6129 CVE-2018-0739 CVE-2018-12437 CVE-2019-17362 Upstream summary: The rsa_verify_hash_ex function in rsa_verify_hash.c in LibTomCrypt, as used in OP-TEE before 2.2.0, does not validate that the message length is equal […]

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