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openSUSE Tumbleweed — v4l2loopback-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — v4l2loopback-utils — 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-2022:10159-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2652 Upstream summary: Depending on the way the format strings in the card label are crafted it's possible to leak kernel stack memory. There is […]

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

Debian 11 — lxsession — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2532 Upstream summary: lxsession-logout in lxsession in LXDE, as used on SUSE openSUSE 11.3 and other platforms, does not lock the screen when the Suspend or Hibernate button […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mnemo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mnemo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mnemo — Cross site scripting vulnerabilities in several of the notepad name and note data fields Upstream summary: Announce of Mnemo H3 (2.0.3) (final): This [2.0.3] is a security release […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-text/htmldoc — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-text/htmldoc — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202405-07 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20308 CVE-2021-23158 CVE-2021-23165 CVE-2021-23180 CVE-2021-23191 CVE-2021-23206 CVE-2021-26252 CVE-2021-26259  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HTMLDOC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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FreeBSD 13 — rubygem-actionview — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — rubygem-actionview — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Rails — XSS vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7576 CVE-2015-7577 CVE-2015-7581 CVE-2016-0751 CVE-2016-0752 CVE-2016-0753 CVE-2016-2097 CVE-2016-2098  +12 more Upstream summary: Ruby on Rails blog: This is an announcement to let you know […]

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

Debian 11 — mah-jong — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0705 CVE-2003-0706 CVE-2004-0458 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in mah-jong 1.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — go1.15 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — go1.15 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:0480-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27918 CVE-2021-33196 CVE-2021-33198 CVE-2021-31525 CVE-2021-33195 CVE-2021-33197 CVE-2021-34558 CVE-2021-36221 Upstream summary: encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a […]

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Debian 11 — android-platform-dalvik — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — android-platform-dalvik — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3758 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in libdex/OptInvocation.cpp in DexClassLoader in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01 allow attackers to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — policykit-1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — policykit-1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5304-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4115 CVE-2021-4034 CVE-2021-3560 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled file descriptors. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, […]

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Debian 11 — golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 July 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15216 CVE-2020-7711 Upstream summary: In goxmldsig (XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go) before version 1.1.0, with a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature […]

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