Common Problems

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8971 CVE-2018-20167 Upstream summary: Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, […]

Read more
FreeBSD 14 — fi-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — fi-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

Read more
Windows Server 2016 — KB5030183 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5030183 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5030183 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36796 CVE-2023-36793 CVE-2023-36792 CVE-2023-36794 CVE-2023-36788 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2016 […]

Read more
FreeBSD 14 — monotone — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — monotone — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: monotone — remote denial of service in default setup Upstream summary: The monotone developers report: Running "mtn ''" or "mtn ls ''" doesn't cause an internal error anymore. In monotone […]

Read more
Debian 12 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0758 CVE-2005-0953 CVE-2005-1260 CVE-2008-1372 CVE-2010-0405 CVE-2011-4089 CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands […]

Read more
NetBSD 9.4 — ffmpeg2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ffmpeg2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-2014-7933 CVE-2016-10190 CVE-2016-10191 CVE-2016-10192 CVE-2020-13904 CVE-2014-2263 CVE-2015-3395 CVE-2015-8218  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ffmpeg2<2.5.1 for vulnerability class 'use-after-free'. Reference: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7933 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

Read more
Ubuntu 20.04 — zookeeper — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — zookeeper — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6559-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0201 CVE-2023-44981 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZooKeeper incorrectly handled authorization for the getACL() command. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive […]

Read more
Alpine Linux 3.18 — ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.10.7-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — ansible 2.10.7-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20191 CVE-2020-25646 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships ansible 2.10.7-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-20191. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

Read more
Gentoo Linux — net-nds/tac_plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-nds/tac_plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202402-13 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-45239 Upstream summary: A vulnerabilitiy has been discovered in TACACS+. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

Read more
CHAT