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SLES 12 — libXpm4 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libXpm4 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:323-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4883 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 CVE-2022-44617 CVE-2022-46285 CVE-2016-10164 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — bash — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — bash — multiple vulnerabilities (15 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-2014-6271 CVE-2014-7169 CVE-2014-6277 CVE-2014-6278 CVE-2016-0634 CVE-2019-18276 CVE-2012-3410 CVE-2016-7543  +7 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged bash>=4.3<4.3.025 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6271 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSSL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0079 CVE-2005-2969 CVE-2006-2937 CVE-2006-2938 CVE-2006-2940 CVE-2006-3738 CVE-2006-4339 CVE-2006-4343  +12 more Upstream summary: The OpenSSL project reports: Seven vulnerabilities in OpenSSL library. Highest classification Moderate. […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — keepass — 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-2022-0725 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged keepass<2.59 for vulnerability class 'sensitive-information-disclosure'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0725 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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

FreeBSD 14 — rkhunter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rkhunter — insecure temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1270 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen and Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team have reported that the check_update.sh […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionview51 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionview51 — 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-2020-8167 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{22,24,25,26,27}-actionview51-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'cross-site-request-forgery'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8167 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ner/rsync — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0962 CVE-2004-0426 CVE-2004-0792 CVE-2007-4091 CVE-2011-1097 CVE-2016-9840 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9842  +12 more Upstream summary: The rsync project reports: Six CVEs are fixed in this release. All […]

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Windows Server 2022 — KB5022840 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 — KB5022840 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5022840 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-21689 CVE-2023-21690 CVE-2023-21692 CVE-2023-21684 CVE-2023-21701 CVE-2023-21797 CVE-2023-21798 CVE-2023-21799  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]

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FreeBSD 14 — php55-xsl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — php55-xsl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6834 CVE-2015-6835 CVE-2015-6836 CVE-2015-6837 CVE-2015-6838 Upstream summary: PHP reports: Core: Fixed bug #70172 (Use After Free Vulnerability in unserialize()). Fixed bug #70219 (Use after […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2024-2396 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-26551 CVE-2023-26552 CVE-2023-26553 CVE-2023-26554 CVE-2023-26555 CVE-2013-5211 CVE-2020-11868 CVE-2020-13817  +12 more Upstream summary: mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write in the cp mstolfp in […]

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