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Gentoo Linux — net-proxy/squid — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-proxy/squid — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202005-05 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12519 CVE-2019-12521 CVE-2020-11945 CVE-2020-25097 CVE-2021-28116 CVE-2021-28651 CVE-2021-28652 CVE-2021-28662  +10 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Squid. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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

Debian 11 — guake — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23556 Upstream summary: The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — axel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: axel — remote buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0390 Upstream summary: A Debian Security Advisory reports: Ulf Härnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a buffer overflow in axel, a […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py39-WsgiDAV — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-WsgiDAV — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-WsgiDAV — XSS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41905 Upstream summary: Implementations using this library with directory browsing enabled may be susceptible to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Table of contents Symptom […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libosip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libosip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-2022:10147-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41550 CVE-2016-10324 CVE-2016-10325 CVE-2016-10326 CVE-2017-7853 Upstream summary: GNU oSIP v5.3.0 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the component osip_body_parse_header. Table of contents Symptom […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — gforge — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gforge — XSS and email flood vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0299 CVE-2005-2430 CVE-2005-2431 Upstream summary: Jose Antonio Coret reports that GForge contains multiple Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities and an e-mail flood […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libspf2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libspf2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:1187-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20314 Upstream summary: Stack buffer overflow in libspf2 versions below 1.2.11 when processing certain SPF macros can lead to Denial of service and potentially code […]

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Debian 11 — bwm-ng — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — bwm-ng — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1341 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in in bwm-ng v0.6.2. An arbitrary null write exists in get_cmdln_options() function in src/options.c. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — sosreport — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — sosreport — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5636-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2806 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Table of contents Symptom […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — virt-v2v — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — virt-v2v — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2022:7968 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2211 Upstream summary: The virt-v2v package provides a tool for converting virtual machines to use the KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor or AlmaLinux Enterprise Virtualization. The tool modifies […]

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