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Ubuntu 18.04 — node-url-parse — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — node-url-parse — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5973-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-3774 CVE-2020-8124 CVE-2021-27515 CVE-2021-3664 CVE-2022-0512 CVE-2022-0639 CVE-2022-0686 CVE-2022-0691 Upstream summary: It was discovered that url-parse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — caribou — vulnerability — 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-2021:1071-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3567 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in Caribou due to a regression of CVE-2020-25712 fix. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass screen-locking […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — rpm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — rpm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-2574)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2574 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20271 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2020-4762 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2020-4762 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2020-4762, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2020-4762 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5_2, 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.2, and 6.1.0.0 could allow an authenticated user to create a privileged account […]

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Debian 11 — wordpress — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — wordpress — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-1598 CVE-2004-1559 CVE-2004-1584 CVE-2005-1687 CVE-2005-1688 CVE-2005-1810 CVE-2005-2107 CVE-2005-2108  +12 more Upstream summary: SQL injection vulnerability in log.header.php in WordPress 0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary […]

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Arch Linux — gptfdisk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — gptfdisk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202101-34 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0308 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.0.5-1. Fixed in: 1.0.6-1. Group: AVG-1435. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 11 Unattended-Upgrades Leaves dpkg Lock Contention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 March 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 — py311-suds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py311-suds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-suds — vulnerable to symlink attacks Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2217 Upstream summary: SUSE reports: cache.py in Suds 0.4, when tempdir is set to None, allows local users to redirect SOAP queries […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — jbig2dec — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — jbig2dec — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2021:1850 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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