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

Oracle Linux 8 — openssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-5226)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-5226 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3712 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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AlmaLinux 8 — kpatch — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — kpatch — 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-2022:1987 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 — linux-flock — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-flock — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4879 CVE-2007-5959 CVE-2008-0016 CVE-2008-0412 CVE-2008-0413 CVE-2008-0414 CVE-2008-0415 CVE-2008-0417  +12 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Foundation reports: MFSA 2008-37 UTF-8 URL stack buffer overflow MFSA […]

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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-2023-7055)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-7055 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-38611 CVE-2023-32393 CVE-2023-40451 CVE-2023-39434 CVE-2023-38599 CVE-2023-27932 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — ipvsadm — 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-2020:1726 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 — ja-gd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gd — integer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0990 Upstream summary: infamous41md reports about the GD Graphics Library: There is an integer overflow when allocating memory in the routine that handles loading […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — julietaula-montserrat-fonts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — julietaula-montserrat-fonts — 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-2020:4747 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 — linux-f10-xorg-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-xorg-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libXfont — BDF parsing issues Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0209 CVE-2014-0210 CVE-2014-0211 CVE-2015-1802 CVE-2015-1803 CVE-2015-1804 Upstream summary: Alan Coopersmith reports: Ilja van Sprundel, a security researcher with IOActive, has discovered an issue […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ilmbase — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ilmbase — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openexr, ilmbase — security fixes related to reading corrupted input files Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18443 CVE-2018-18444 CVE-2021-20296 CVE-2021-3474 CVE-2021-3475 CVE-2021-3476 CVE-2021-3477 CVE-2021-3478  +1 more Upstream summary: Cary Phillips reports: Patch release […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — tkdiff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tkdiff — temporary file symlink privilege escalation Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3343 Upstream summary: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña reports a vulnerability in tkdiff which allows local users to gain priveleges of the user […]

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