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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2001-1329 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2001-1329 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2001-1329, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2001-1329 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in rsh on AIX 4.2.0.0 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument. References: archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/ […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — gnu-efi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — gnu-efi — 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-2019:3682 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 — p5-PathTools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — p5-PathTools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-PathTools — File::Spec::canonpath loses taint Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8607 Upstream summary: Ricardo Signes reports: Beginning in PathTools 3.47 and/or perl 5.20.0, the File::Spec::canonpath() routine returned untained strings even if passed tainted […]

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Debian 11 – LVM thin pool reaches 100% and blocks writes

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 May 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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FreeBSD 13 — busybox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — busybox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: LZO — potential buffer overrun when processing malicious input data Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4608 Upstream summary: Markus Franz Xaver Johannes Oberhumer reports, in the package's NEWS file: Fixed a potential integer […]

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FreeBSD 13 — openjdk7-jre — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — openjdk7-jre — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: java — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4734 CVE-2015-4803 CVE-2015-4805 CVE-2015-4806 CVE-2015-4810 CVE-2015-4835 CVE-2015-4840 CVE-2015-4842  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: This Critical Patch Update contains 25 new security fixes for […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — ca-certificates — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — ca-certificates — 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-2021:3573 Upstream summary: The ca-certificates package contains a set of Certificate Authority (CA) certificates chosen by the Mozilla Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): […]

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