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Ubuntu 18.04 — php-pear — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — php-pear — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 December 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5027-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32610 CVE-2020-36193 CVE-2020-28948 CVE-2020-28949 CVE-2018-1000888 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PEAR incorrectly handled symbolic links in archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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SLES 12 — npm10 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — npm10 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 31 December 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:2790-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-22930 CVE-2019-9514 CVE-2019-9515 CVE-2019-9518 CVE-2020-11080 CVE-2020-7774 CVE-2020-8252 CVE-2020-8265  +12 more Upstream summary: Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-29692 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-29692 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29692, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29692 NVD summary: IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-29810 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-29810 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29810, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29810 NVD summary: IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3.10 and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mod_access_referer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mod_access_referer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mod_access_referer — null pointer dereference vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2003-1054 Upstream summary: A malformed Referer header field causes the Apache ap_parse_uri_components function to discard it with the result that a pointer […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: GNU cpio — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9112 CVE-2015-1197 CVE-2016-2037 CVE-2019-14866 Upstream summary: Sergey Poznyakoff reports: This stable release fixes several potential vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1197: cpio, when using the –no-absolute-filenames option, […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-curl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-curl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cURL — inappropriate GSSAPI delegation Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2192 Upstream summary: cURL reports: When doing GSSAPI authentication, libcurl unconditionally performs credential delegation. This hands the server a copy of the client's […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — checkpolicy — 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-2019:3537 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-ruby — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — vim-ruby — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: vim — Vim Shell Command Injection Vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-2953 CVE-2008-2712 Upstream summary: Rdancer.org reports: Improper quoting in some parts of Vim written in the Vim Script can lead to […]

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FreeBSD 13 — powerdns-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — powerdns-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PowerDNS — Denial of Service Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0206 Upstream summary: The PowerDNS Team reports: Using well crafted UDP packets, one or more PowerDNS servers could be made to enter […]

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