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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29691 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29691 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 11 January 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29691, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29691 NVD summary: IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound […]

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Alpine Linux edge — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 5.5.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — wavpack 5.5.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44269 CVE-2020-35738 CVE-2019-1010319 CVE-2019-1010317 CVE-2019-1010315 CVE-2019-11498 CVE-2018-19840 CVE-2018-19841  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships wavpack 5.5.0-r0 which […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: X.org libraries — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: Matthieu Herrb reports: Tobias Stoeckmann from the OpenBSD project has discovered […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0397 CVE-2004-0413 CVE-2004-0749 CVE-2004-1438 CVE-2006-1564 CVE-2007-2448 CVE-2009-2411 CVE-2010-3315  +12 more Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow during the apr_time_t data conversion in Subversion 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers […]

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

Arch Linux — prometheus — 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-202105-25 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29622 Upstream summary: Type: open redirect. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.26.0-2. Fixed in: 2.27.1-1. Group: AVG-1971. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Excessive Swap Usage Causes Slowness

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 11 January 2022 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — gnutls security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — gnutls security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2019-3600)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 January 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3600 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3836 CVE-2019-3829 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — hplip — 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-2019:3465 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 — vim-lite — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — vim-lite — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: vim — arbitrary command execution Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1138 CVE-2005-2368 CVE-2007-2953 CVE-2008-2712 CVE-2008-3076 CVE-2016-1248 Upstream summary: Mitre reports: vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' […]

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