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FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-flac — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-flac — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: flac — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8962 CVE-2014-9028 Upstream summary: Erik de Castro Lopo reports: Google Security Team member, Michele Spagnuolo, recently found two potential problems in the FLAC code […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — evolution — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — evolution — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1752 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16117 CVE-2020-14928 Upstream summary: Evolution is a GNOME application that provides integrated email, calendar, contact management, and communications functionality. The evolution-data-server packages provide a unified back end for applications […]

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FreeBSD 13 — polarssl — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — polarssl — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mbed TLS (PolarSSL) — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4623 CVE-2013-5915 CVE-2015-1182 CVE-2015-5291 CVE-2018-0487 CVE-2018-0488 Upstream summary: Simon Butcher reports: Defend against Bellcore glitch attacks by verifying the results of RSA […]

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FreeBSD 13 — open-motif-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — open-motif-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xpm — image decoding vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0687 CVE-2004-0688 Upstream summary: Chris Evans discovered several vulnerabilities in the libXpm image decoder: A stack-based buffer overflow in xpmParseColors An integer overflow […]

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FreeBSD 13 — phpbb — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — phpbb — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: phpbb3 — multiple issues Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1315 CVE-2005-0258 CVE-2005-0259 CVE-2005-2086 CVE-2005-3310 CVE-2005-3415 CVE-2005-3416 CVE-2005-3417  +6 more Upstream summary: phpbb developers reports: Password updater working with PostgreSQL – The cron for […]

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Debian 11 — libgssglue — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libgssglue — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2709 Upstream summary: libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary code via the […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libevent — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10195 CVE-2016-10196 CVE-2016-10197 Upstream summary: Debian Security reports: CVE-2016-10195: The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows remote attackers to have unspecified […]

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Debian 11 — sgml2x — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — sgml2x — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-6397 Upstream summary: rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-nspr — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-nspr — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 August 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4513 CVE-2015-4514 CVE-2015-4515 CVE-2015-4518 CVE-2015-7181 CVE-2015-7182 CVE-2015-7183 CVE-2015-7185  +12 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Project reports: MFSA 2015-133 NSS and NSPR memory corruption issues […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — mutter — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — mutter — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:4381 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13558 CVE-2020-24870 CVE-2020-27918 CVE-2020-29623 CVE-2020-36241 CVE-2021-1765 CVE-2021-1788 CVE-2021-1789  +12 more Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. The following packages have been upgraded to a later […]

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