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

AlmaLinux 8 — libcacard — 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-2019:3785 Upstream summary: The libcacard packages contain the Common Access Card (CAC) emulation library. This update fixes the following bug: * Backport the patch removing key caching to unbreak libcacard for CI […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0122 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0122 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 6 March 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0122, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0122 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in AIX lchangelv gives root access. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE   exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 13 — qt4-gui — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — qt4-gui — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: qt4-imageformats, qt4-gui, qt5-gui — Multiple Vulnerabilities in Qt Image Format Handling Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0295 CVE-2015-1858 CVE-2015-1859 CVE-2015-1860 Upstream summary: Richard J. Moore reports: Due to two recent vulnerabilities identified in […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — userspace-rcu — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — userspace-rcu — 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-2021:1731 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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Debian 11 — e2fsprogs — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — e2fsprogs — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5497 CVE-2015-0247 CVE-2015-1572 CVE-2019-5094 CVE-2019-5188 CVE-2022-1304 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in libext2fs in e2fsprogs before 1.40.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted […]

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Debian 11 — alsaplayer — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — alsaplayer — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1896 CVE-2006-4089 CVE-2007-5301 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — lrzip — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — lrzip — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 March 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5840-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5786 CVE-2020-25467 CVE-2021-27345 CVE-2021-27347 CVE-2022-26291 CVE-2022-28044 CVE-2017-8844 CVE-2017-8846  +7 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — brasero — 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-2021:4348 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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