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Oracle Linux 8 — exiv2 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — exiv2 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-1842)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-1842 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-18898 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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FreeBSD 13 — py37-pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py37-pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Pillow — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16865 CVE-2019-19911 CVE-2020-5310 CVE-2020-5311 CVE-2020-5312 CVE-2020-5313 Upstream summary: Pillow developers report: This release addresses several security problems, as well as addressing CVE-2019-19911. CVE-2019-19911 is […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php5-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php5-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-0905 CVE-2007-0906 CVE-2007-0907 CVE-2007-0908 CVE-2007-0909 CVE-2007-0910 CVE-2007-0988 CVE-2007-1001 Upstream summary: The PHP development team reports: Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.2 and PHP […]

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FreeBSD 13 — nas — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — nas — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nas — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4256 CVE-2013-4257 CVE-2013-4258 Upstream summary: Hamid Zamani reports: multiple security problems (buffer overflows, format string vulnerabilities and missing input sanitising), which could lead to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: The Update Framwork — path traversal vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41131 Upstream summary: NVD reports: python-tuf is a Python reference implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). In both clients (`tuf/client` and […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — libwmf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2019:2722 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6978 Upstream summary: The libwmf packages provide a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. The library is used by applications such as GIMP and […]

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Debian 10 — python-babel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — python-babel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42771 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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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-gcp-5.11 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-gcp-5.11 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5265-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27820 CVE-2021-3640 CVE-2021-3752 CVE-2021-3772 CVE-2021-4001 CVE-2021-4090 CVE-2021-4093 CVE-2021-4202  +12 more Upstream summary: Jeremy Cline discovered a use-after-free in the nouveau graphics driver of the Linux kernel during […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4935-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-1076 CVE-2021-1077 CVE-2021-1052 CVE-2021-1053 CVE-2021-1056 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel incorrectly performed access control. A local attacker […]

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