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

Debian 11 — gparted — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-7208 Upstream summary: GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — fail2ban — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — fail2ban — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5232-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32749 Upstream summary: Jakub Żoczek discovered that certain Fail2ban actions handled whois responses in an insecure way. If Fail2ban was configured to use certain mail actions like […]

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FreeBSD 13 — curl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — curl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: curl — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0490 CVE-2005-4077 CVE-2006-1061 CVE-2009-0037 CVE-2010-0734 CVE-2011-2192 CVE-2013-2174 CVE-2013-6422  +12 more Upstream summary: The curl project reports: Multiple vulnerabilities Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2000-1124 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2000-1124 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 22 February 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2000-1124, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2000-1124 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in piobe command in IBM AIX 4.3.x allows local users to gain privileges via long environmental variables. References: marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97569466809056&w=2   www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY12638&   […]

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FreeBSD 13 — apache+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — apache+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache 1.3 — mod_proxy reverse proxy exposure Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0940 CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 CVE-2011-3368 Upstream summary: Apache HTTP server project reports: An exposure was found when using mod_proxy in reverse […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:3.0 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:3.0 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2021-4222)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 February 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4222 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3602 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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AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-11 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-11 — 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-2022:1937 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 13 — ru-bugzilla — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ru-bugzilla — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bugzilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0785 CVE-2013-0786 Upstream summary: A Bugzilla Security Advisory reports: Cross-Site Scripting When viewing a single bug report, which is the default, the bug ID […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-libxml — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-libxml — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libxml2 — Enforce the reader to run in constant memory Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1944 CVE-2011-3202 CVE-2011-3919 CVE-2013-2877 CVE-2014-0191 CVE-2014-3660 CVE-2015-1819 Upstream summary: Daniel Veilland reports: Enforce the reader to run in […]

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Debian 11 — libpam-mount — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libpam-mount — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3970 CVE-2008-5138 Upstream summary: pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users […]

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