Common Problems

Oracle Linux 8 — systemd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — systemd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-1794)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1794 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3844 CVE-2019-3843 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py310-ansible-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py310-ansible-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ansible — Ansible user credentials disclosure in ansible-connection module Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3620 Upstream summary: Red Hat reports: A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information such […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mcollective-puppet-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mcollective-puppet-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: puppet-agent MCollective plugin — Remote Code Execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7331 Upstream summary: Puppet reports: Puppet Enterprise previously included a puppet-agent MCollective plugin that allowed you to pass the `–server` […]

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Alpine Linux edge — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 6.2.1-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gmp 6.2.1-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43618 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships gmp 6.2.1-r1 which addresses CVE-2021-43618. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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RHEL 7 auditd Backlog Limit Reached

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MPD — buffer overflows in http output Upstream summary: The MPD project reports: httpd: fix two buffer overflows in IcyMetaData length calculation Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — openssl-ibmca — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — openssl-ibmca — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6046-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2015454 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenSSL-ibmca incorrectly handled certain RSA decryption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Table of contents […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mariadb104-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mariadb104-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MariaDB — Nullpointer dereference Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25032 CVE-2019-1543 CVE-2019-1547 CVE-2019-15601 CVE-2019-17543 CVE-2019-2730 CVE-2019-2731 CVE-2019-2737  +12 more Upstream summary: The MariaDB project reports: MariaDB Server is vulnerable to Denial of Service. […]

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