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FreeBSD 12 — rundeck — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rundeck — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Rundeck3 — Log4J RCE vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44832 Upstream summary: The Rundeck project reports: This release updates both Community and Enterprise with the latest Log4J to address CVE-2021-44832 by updating […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — dnsmasq — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-7046)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-7046 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28450 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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Debian 10 — gst-plugins-base1.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — gst-plugins-base1.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3522 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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Debian 11 — pads — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pads — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-2269 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in pads.c in Passive Asset Detection System (Pads) might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long report file name […]

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Debian 11 — python-pykmip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-pykmip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000872 Upstream summary: OpenKMIP PyKMIP version All versions before 0.8.0 contains a CWE 399: Resource Management Errors (similar issue to CVE-2015-5262) vulnerability in PyKMIP server that can result […]

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Debian 11 — node-fresh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — node-fresh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16119 Upstream summary: Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when […]

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Debian 11 — vcftools — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — vcftools — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11099 CVE-2018-11129 CVE-2018-11130 CVE-2019-1010127 Upstream summary: The header::add_INFO_descriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted vcf […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — pulseaudio — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — pulseaudio — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4640-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16123 CVE-2020-11931 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877102 Upstream summary: James Henstridge discovered that an Ubuntu-specific patch caused PulseAudio to incorrectly handle snap client connections. An attacker could possibly use this to […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libgcrypt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libgcrypt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9564)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9564 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-40528 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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