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Ubuntu 20.04 — grub2-unsigned — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — grub2-unsigned — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 July 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6355-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-28737 CVE-2021-3695 CVE-2021-3696 CVE-2021-3697 CVE-2021-3981 CVE-2022-28733 CVE-2022-28734 CVE-2022-28735  +10 more Upstream summary: Daniel Axtens discovered that specially crafted images could cause a heap-based out-of-bonds write. A local […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4354 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4354 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 21 July 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2007-4354, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2007-4354 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in fileplace in bos.perf.tools in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. References: ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/R   […]

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SLES 12 — libctf0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libctf0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 July 2022 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:3179-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44840 CVE-2022-45703 CVE-2022-47673 CVE-2022-47695 CVE-2022-47696 CVE-2020-19726 CVE-2021-20294 CVE-2022-35206  +12 more Upstream summary: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — targetcli security and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — targetcli security and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4697)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 July 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4697 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13867 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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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2022-40752 — command injection — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2022-40752 — command injection — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 20 July 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2022-40752, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2022-40752 NVD summary: IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.7 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of special elements. IBM X-Force ID:  236687. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py24-django — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py24-django — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: django — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-2302 CVE-2009-3695 CVE-2010-3082 Upstream summary: The Django project reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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FreeBSD 13 — rust — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — rust — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Rust — Race condition enabling symlink following Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12083 CVE-2022-21658 Upstream summary: The Rust Security Response WG was notified that the std::fs::remove_dir_all standard library function is vulnerable to a […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — mstflint — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — mstflint — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2022:2014 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 13 — hu-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — hu-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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

Debian 11 — clearsilver — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 July 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4357 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the p_cgi_error function in python/neo_cgi.c in the Python CGI Kit (neo_cgi) module for Clearsilver 0.10.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to […]

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