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Debian 11 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6684 CVE-2023-31606 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via […]

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SLES 12 — texlive — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — texlive — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:3033-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17407 CVE-2020-8016 CVE-2020-8017 CVE-2023-46048 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libplist — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libplist — multiple vulnerabilities (12 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-2017-6438 CVE-2017-6439 CVE-2017-7982 CVE-2017-5209 CVE-2017-5545 CVE-2017-5834 CVE-2017-5835 CVE-2017-5836  +4 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libplist<2.0.0 for vulnerability class 'heap-overflow'. Reference: https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-6438 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — bluez — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — bluez — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-11154)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-11154 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-45866 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-3211)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-3211 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46316 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — texlive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — texlive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2023:3661 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32700 Upstream summary: The texlive packages contain TeXLive, an implementation of TeX for Linux or UNIX systems. Security Fix(es): * texlive: arbitrary code execution allows document complied with […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12116)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12116 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-0179 CVE-2022-4139 CVE-2022-45869 CVE-2022-3545 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — virt-manager — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — virt-manager — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.2.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — virt-manager 2.2.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10183 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships virt-manager 2.2.1-r0 which addresses CVE-2019-10183. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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AlmaLinux 9 — python3.11-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — python3.11-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:6324 Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4559 Upstream summary: pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package Index […]

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