Common Problems

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

Debian 11 — antiword — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3126 CVE-2014-8123 Upstream summary: The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink […]

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Debian 11 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-1557 CVE-2004-0796 CVE-2005-1266 CVE-2005-3351 CVE-2006-2447 CVE-2007-0451 CVE-2007-2873 CVE-2017-15705  +7 more Upstream summary: Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 through 2.43, when using BSMTP mode ("-B"), allows […]

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Debian 11 — commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5783 CVE-2012-6153 CVE-2014-3577 CVE-2015-5262 Upstream summary: Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that […]

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Debian 11 — python-scciclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-scciclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2996 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the python-scciclient when making an HTTPS connection to a server where the server's certificate would not be verified. This issue […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2023:7754 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44638 Upstream summary: Pixman is a pixel manipulation library for the X Window System and Cairo. Security Fix(es): * pixman: Integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y leading to heap out-of-bounds […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-0610)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0610 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41903 CVE-2022-23521 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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Oracle Linux 9 — kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-9315)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-9315 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-25162 CVE-2020-10135 CVE-2021-47098 CVE-2021-47101 CVE-2021-47185 CVE-2021-47384 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 Drops to BusyBox Initramfs Due to UUID Mismatch

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 December 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Common Problems 115477

Network Service Conflict Between NetworkManager and Legacy Scripts

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 December 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Common Problems 115422

DNS resolution intermittently fails

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 December 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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