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FreeBSD 13 — linux-c7-curl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-c7-curl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: curl — password overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8816 CVE-2017-8817 CVE-2017-8818 CVE-2018-14618 Upstream summary: curl security problems: CVE-2018-14618: NTLM password overflow via integer overflow The internal function Curl_ntlm_core_mk_nt_hash multiplies the length […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py36-bleach — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py36-bleach — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-bleach — regular expression denial-of-service Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6817 Upstream summary: Bleach developers reports: bleach.clean behavior parsing style attributes could result in a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS). Calls to […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — realmd — 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-2022:2088 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 12 — polkit — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — polkit — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: polkit — Local Privilege Escalation Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3218 CVE-2015-3255 CVE-2015-3256 CVE-2015-4625 CVE-2021-3560 CVE-2021-4034 Upstream summary: Qualys reports: We discovered a Local Privilege Escalation (from any user to root) in polkit's […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py30-django — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py30-django — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: django — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3695 CVE-2010-3082 Upstream summary: The Django project reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Debian 11 — konversation — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — konversation — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0129 CVE-2005-0130 CVE-2005-0131 CVE-2007-4400 CVE-2009-5050 CVE-2014-8483 CVE-2017-15923 Upstream summary: The Quick Buttons feature in Konversation 0.15 allows remote attackers to execute certain IRC commands via a channel name […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4392 CVE-2009-0858 CVE-2012-1191 Upstream summary: dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 does not prevent simultaneous identical outbound DNS queries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to […]

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

Debian 11 — libmatroska — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8792 Upstream summary: The KaxInternalBlock::ReadData function in libMatroska before 1.4.4 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via crafted EBML lacing, which triggers an […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — fwupd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:7189 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3287 Upstream summary: The fwupd packages provide a service that allows session software to update device firmware. Security Fix(es): * fwupd: world readable password in /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf (CVE-2022-3287) For more […]

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