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

AlmaLinux 8 — xfsprogs — 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-2022:2078 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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Gentoo Linux — media-gfx/jhead — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-gfx/jhead — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202406-05 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6624 CVE-2020-6625 CVE-2021-34055 CVE-2022-28550 CVE-2022-41751 CVE-2019-1010301 CVE-2019-1010302 CVE-2019-19035  +5 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in JHead. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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FreeBSD 13 — qt-copy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — qt-copy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kdelibs — integer overflow in khtml Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4811 Upstream summary: Red Hat reports: An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Qt handled pixmap images. The KDE khtml […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ja-ppxp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ja-ppxp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ppxp — local root exploit Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0392 Upstream summary: A Debian Advisory reports: Jens Steube discovered that ppxp, yet another PPP program, does not release root privileges when opening […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — audiofile — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — audiofile — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:0940-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7747 CVE-2018-17095 CVE-2019-13147 CVE-2022-24599 CVE-2017-6828 CVE-2017-6830 CVE-2017-6832 CVE-2017-6834  +3 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File […]

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Debian 11 — node-object-path — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — node-object-path — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15256 CVE-2021-23434 CVE-2021-3805 Upstream summary: A prototype pollution vulnerability has been found in `object-path` <= 0.11.4 affecting the `set()` method. The vulnerability is limited to the `includeInheritedProps` mode […]

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Debian 11 — php-horde-ldap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — php-horde-ldap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3999 Upstream summary: The Horde_Ldap library before 2.0.6 for Horde allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of the LDAP bind user DN. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — bcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — bcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 January 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7208-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-42920 Upstream summary: Felix Wilhelm discovered that Apache Commons BCEL APIs incorrectly handled parameters due to a memory issue. An attacker supplying malicious input could exploit this […]

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