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Ubuntu 16.04 — mplayer — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mplayer — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5895-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-38850 CVE-2022-38851 CVE-2022-38855 CVE-2022-38858 CVE-2022-38860 CVE-2022-38861 CVE-2022-38863 CVE-2022-38864  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that MPlayer could be made to divide by zero when processing certain […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5672-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43618 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GMP did not properly manage memory on 32-bit platforms when processing a specially crafted input. An attacker could possibly use […]

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SLES 15 — tk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — tk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 June 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-FU-2022:0484-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-35331 Upstream summary: In Tcl 8.6.11, a format string vulnerability in nmakehlp.c might allow code execution via a crafted file. NOTE: multiple third parties dispute […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — jmc-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — jmc-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:4329 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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Oracle Linux 8 — libstorage package conflict causes dnf groupinstall command to fail — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libstorage package conflict causes dnf groupinstall command to fail

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 June 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug 30882591 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 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — openhab-addons — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — openhab-addons — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 June 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenHAB CometVisu addon — Multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: OpenHAB reports: This patch release addresses the following security advisories: SSRF/XSS (CometVisu) – GHSA-v7gr-mqpj-wwh3 Sensitive information disclosure (CometVisu) – GHSA-3g4c-hjhr-73rj RCE through […]

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