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Ubuntu 16.04 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5751-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28241 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libmaxminddb incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using libmaxminddb to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — redmine — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — redmine — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4200-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17427 CVE-2019-18890 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Redmine incorrectly handle certain inputs that could cause textile formatting errors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Arch Linux — ruby-bundler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — ruby-bundler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202106-14 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36327 Upstream summary: Type: insufficient validation. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.2.17-1. Fixed in: 2.2.18-1. Group: AVG-1891. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — remind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — remind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5957 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name. […]

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RHEL 7 Yum Update Fails Because /boot Is Full

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2020 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — gnome-keyring — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — gnome-keyring — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3466 Upstream summary: GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libseccomp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libseccomp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1360 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9893 Upstream summary: libseccomp before 2.4.0 did not correctly generate 64-bit syscall argument comparisons using the arithmetic operators (LT, GT, LE, GE), which might able to lead […]

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Alpine Linux edge — vlc — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — vlc — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.0.9.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — vlc 3.0.9.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19721 CVE-2020-6071 CVE-2020-6072 CVE-2020-6073 CVE-2020-6077 CVE-2020-6078 CVE-2020-6079 CVE-2019-13602  +3 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships vlc 3.0.9.2-r0 which […]

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FreeBSD 12 — kdeconnect-kde — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — kdeconnect-kde — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kdeconnect — packet manipulation can be exploited in a Denial of Service attack Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26164 Upstream summary: Albert Astals Cid reports: KDE Project Security Advisory Title KDE Connect: packet […]

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