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NetBSD 9.4 — cyrus-sasl-2.1.9 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — cyrus-sasl-2.1.9 — 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 cyrus-sasl-2.1.9{,nb[12]} for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/302603 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — gawk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — gawk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2357 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4156 Upstream summary: A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package which may result in a crash of the software. (CVE-2023-4156) Table […]

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

FreeBSD 14 — golddig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: golddig — local buffer overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0121 Upstream summary: Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities where detected. Both issues can be used by local users to gain group games privileges […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libidn — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libidn — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-2015-2059 CVE-2016-6261 CVE-2016-6262 CVE-2016-6263 CVE-2015-8948 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libidn<1.31 for vulnerability class 'out-of-bounds-read'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2059 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: png — CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0421 CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 CVE-2007-2445 CVE-2007-5266 CVE-2007-5267 CVE-2007-5268  +12 more Upstream summary: https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-g8hp-mq4h-rqm3 reports: LIBPNG is a reference library for use in […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-httpx — input validation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41945 Upstream summary: lebr0nli reports: Encode OSS httpx &lt;=1.0.0.beta0 is affected by improper input validation in `httpx.URL`, `httpx.Client` and some functions using `httpx.URL.copy_with`. […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — libexosip — 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-2014-10375 CVE-2021-32611 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libexosip<5.0.0 for vulnerability class 'unspecified'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-10375 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — linux-c7-openssl-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — linux-c7-openssl-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSSL — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7055 CVE-2016-8610 CVE-2017-3730 CVE-2017-3731 CVE-2017-3732 Upstream summary: The OpenSSL project reports: Truncated packet could crash via OOB read (CVE-2017-3731) Bad (EC)DHE parameters cause a […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — firefox38 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — firefox38 — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged firefox38<38.1 for vulnerability class 'multiple-vulnerabilities'. Reference: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/#firefoxesr38.1 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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

Debian 12 — ruby-kramdown — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14001 CVE-2021-28834 Upstream summary: The kramdown gem before 2.3.0 for Ruby processes the template option inside Kramdown documents by default, which allows unintended read access (such as template="/etc/passwd") […]

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