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Debian 12 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1142 CVE-2009-1143 CVE-2011-1681 CVE-2011-1787 CVE-2011-2145 CVE-2011-2146 CVE-2013-3237 CVE-2014-4199  +9 more Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — libmad — 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-2017-8372 CVE-2017-8373 CVE-2017-8374 CVE-2017-11552 CVE-2018-7263 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libmad<0.15.1bnb2 for vulnerability class 'heap-overflow'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8372 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Debian 12 — node-css-what — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — node-css-what — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33587 CVE-2022-21222 Upstream summary: The css-what package 4.0.0 through 5.0.0 for Node.js does not ensure that attribute parsing has Linear Time Complexity relative to the size of the […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — gdk-pixbuf2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — gdk-pixbuf2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-2216)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 November 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2216 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-46829 CVE-2021-44648 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — gnome-autoar — 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-2020-36241 CVE-2021-28650 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged gnome-autoar<0.3.0 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-file-write'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36241 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.1.3-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — traceroute 2.1.3-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46316 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships traceroute 2.1.3-r0 which addresses CVE-2023-46316. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — Image Builder security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — Image Builder security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-2204)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 November 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2204 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41715 CVE-2022-27664 CVE-2022-2879 CVE-2022-2880 CVE-2022-41717 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — bind-8.4.[4-5] — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — bind — 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 bind{,nb*} for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327633 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 — wget-1.9 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — wget-1.9 — 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 wget-1.9{,nb*} for vulnerability class 'symlink-attack'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-2014 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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