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FreeBSD 13 — linux-curl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-curl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: curl — TFTP packet buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-1061 Upstream summary: A Project cURL Security Advisory reports: libcurl uses the given file part of a TFTP URL in a […]

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Debian 11 — pcsc-lite — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pcsc-lite — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0407 CVE-2010-4531 CVE-2016-10109 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite before 1.5.4 allow […]

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Debian 11 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0102 CVE-2003-1092 CVE-2004-1304 CVE-2007-1536 CVE-2007-2026 CVE-2007-2799 CVE-2009-0947 CVE-2009-0948  +12 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — onionshare — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — onionshare — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 September 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7625-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19960 CVE-2022-21689 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OnionShare could be exploited when run with the –debug argument. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — libksba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — libksba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-7090)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 September 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7090 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3515 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — bat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — bat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2022:1127-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24713 Upstream summary: regex is an implementation of regular expressions for the Rust language. The regex crate features built-in mitigations to prevent denial of service […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4621 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4621 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 10 September 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2007-4621, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2007-4621 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in crontab in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via long command line arguments. References: ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/c   labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/d   […]

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Debian 11 – sudo Stops Working Due to Broken Permissions – Emergency Repair

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 📖 ~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 & […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – boot drops to initramfs after unclean shutdown – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 September 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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 […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2008-2514 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2008-2514 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 9 September 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2008-2514, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2008-2514 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in errpt in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors. References: aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/errpt_a   […]

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