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

FreeBSD 12 — tauthon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tauthon — Regular Expression Denial of Service Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8492 Upstream summary: The :class:`~urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler` class of the :mod:`urllib.request` module uses an inefficient regular expression which can be exploited by an […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — libcanberra — 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-2021:1838 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 — global — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — global — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: global — gozilla vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17531 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — fprintd — 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-2021:1889 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 — xscreensaver-gnome-hacks — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xscreensaver-gnome-hacks — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xscreensaver – lock bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8025 Upstream summary: RedHat bugzilla reports: In dual screen configurations, unplugging one screen will cause xscreensaver to crash, leaving the screen unlocked. Table of […]

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FreeBSD 13 — fbsdmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — fbsdmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: fbsdmon — information disclosure vulnerability Upstream summary: Alan Somers reports: The web site used by this port, http://fbsdmon.org, has been taken over by cybersquatters. That means that users are sending […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — sogo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: SOGo — SAML user authentication impersonation Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33054 Upstream summary: sogo.nu reports: SOGo was not validating the signatures of any SAML assertions it received. This means any actor with […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — mozjs52 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — mozjs52 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2020:1766 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20337 CVE-2019-12447 CVE-2019-12448 CVE-2019-12449 CVE-2019-3825 Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. Security Fix(es): * LibRaw: stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp (CVE-2018-20337) […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-block/targetcli-fb — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-block/targetcli-fb — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202008-22 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10699 CVE-2020-13867 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in targetcli-fb. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mybb — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mybb — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mybb — multible vulnerabilities Upstream summary: mybb Team reports: High risk: Installer RCE on settings file write Medium risk: Arbitrary upload paths and Local File Inclusion RCE Medium risk: XSS […]

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