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

FreeBSD 13 — gitlab-ce — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Gitlab — vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14364 CVE-2018-14601 CVE-2018-14602 CVE-2018-14603 CVE-2018-14604 CVE-2018-14605 CVE-2018-14606 CVE-2018-15472  +12 more Upstream summary: Gitlab reports: Cross-site Scripting issue in Analytics dashboard chart rendering impacts GitLab EE […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — webkit2gtk3 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — webkit2gtk3 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-2834)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2834 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-23518 CVE-2022-42823 CVE-2022-46691 CVE-2022-46698 CVE-2023-25360 CVE-2023-23517 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — hashcash — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: hashcash — heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0687 Upstream summary: Andreas Seltenreich reports that hashcash is prone to a heap overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability is caused by improper checking of […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — opa-ff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — opa-ff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2022:2014 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 — piwik — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — piwik — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: piwik — XSS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4137 CVE-2010-1453 CVE-2010-2786 CVE-2015-7815 CVE-2015-7816 Upstream summary: Piwik reports: We have identified and fixed several XSS security issues in this release. Table of contents […]

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FreeBSD 13 — libproxy-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — libproxy-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libproxy — stack-based buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4504 Upstream summary: Tomas Hoger reports: A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the libproxy's url::get_pac() used to download proxy.pac proxy auto-configuration file. […]

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Debian 11 — vtk7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — vtk7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42521 Upstream summary: There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in VTK before 9.2.5, and it lies in IO/Infovis/vtkXMLTreeReader.cxx. The vendor didn't check the return value of libxml2 […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libdnf2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libdnf2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:2685-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3445 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in libdnf's signature verification functionality in versions before 0.60.1. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve code execution […]

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

Debian 11 — wims — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5443 CVE-2008-4986 Upstream summary: Unspecified vulnerability in XIAO Gang WWW Interactive Mathematics Server (WIMS) before 3.60 allows remote attackers to modify unspecified data via unspecified vectors involving "variable […]

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