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Ubuntu 20.04 — cryptsetup — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — cryptsetup — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5286-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4122 CVE-2020-14382 Upstream summary: Milan Broz discovered that cryptsetup incorrectly handled LUKS2 reencryption recovery. An attacker with physical access to modify the encrypted device header may trigger […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — xdg-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — xdg-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2002 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27748 CVE-2022-4055 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: URIs, xdg-email allows attachments to be discreetly added […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libhttp-daemon-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libhttp-daemon-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5520-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31081 Upstream summary: USN-5520-1 fixed a vulnerability in HTTP-Daemon. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — php:7.4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — php:7.4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-1935)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 May 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-1935 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21703 CVE-2021-21705 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-1945 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-1945 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 8 May 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2007-1945, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2007-1945 NVD summary: Unspecified vulnerability in the Servlet Engine/Web Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.1.0.7 has unknown impact and attack vectors. References: osvdb.org/41605   […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libgda — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libgda — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:3016-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-39359 Upstream summary: In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to […]

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FreeBSD 13 — streamripper — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — streamripper — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 May 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: streamripper — multiple buffer overflows Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4829 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: A boundary error exists within http_parse_sc_header() in lib/http.c when parsing an overly long HTTP header starting with "Zwitterion […]

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FreeBSD 13 — geeklog — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — geeklog — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 May 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: geeklog xss vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-3756 Upstream summary: Geeklog reports: MustLive pointed out a possible XSS in the form to email an article to a friend that we're fixing with […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — java-17-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — java-17-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-5751)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 May 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5751 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-22081 CVE-2023-22025 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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