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openSUSE Tumbleweed — nettle — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — nettle — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:0635-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20305 CVE-2021-3580 CVE-2023-36660 CVE-2015-8803 CVE-2015-8804 CVE-2015-8805 CVE-2016-6489 CVE-2018-16869 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in Nettle in versions before 3.7.2, where several Nettle signature verification […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php80-kanboard — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php80-kanboard — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Kanboard — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32685 CVE-2023-33956 CVE-2023-33968 CVE-2023-33969 CVE-2023-33970 Upstream summary: Kanboard is project management software that focuses on the Kanban methodology. The last update includes 4 vulnerabilities: […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py39-pycares — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py39-pycares — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py39-pycares — domain hijacking vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3672 Upstream summary: Philipp Jeitner and Haya Shulman report: A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of […]

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FreeBSD 14 — silc-irssi-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — silc-irssi-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: silc-client — Format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3051 Upstream summary: SILC changelog reports: An unspecified format string vulnerability exists in silc-client. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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

FreeBSD 14 — hashcash — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: hashcash — heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0687 Upstream summary: Andreas Seltenreich reports that hashcash is prone to a heap overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability is caused by improper checking of […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — MesaLib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — MesaLib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2013-1872 CVE-2019-5068 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged MesaLib<7.11.2nb3 for vulnerability class 'multiple-vulnerabilities'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/53558/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — pl-ekg — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — pl-ekg — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libgadu — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1850 CVE-2005-1851 CVE-2005-1852 CVE-2005-1916 CVE-2005-2369 CVE-2005-2370 CVE-2005-2448 Upstream summary: Wojtek Kaniewski reports: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgadu, a library for handling Gadu-Gadu […]

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FreeBSD 14 — transmission-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — transmission-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libutp — remote denial of service or arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6129 Upstream summary: NVD reports: Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-nox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-nox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — denial of service (crash) via crafted Postscript files Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3228 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: Integer overflow in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function in base/gsmalloc.c in Ghostscript 9.15 and earlier […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — links-2.1.0.29* — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — links — 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 links{,-gui}-2.1.0.29* for vulnerability class 'remote-command-execution'. Reference: http://links.twibright.com/download/ChangeLog Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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