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Gentoo Linux — net-dialup/freeradius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-dialup/freeradius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202101-27 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Gentoo’s FreeRADIUS systemd unit set permissions on an unsafe directory on start. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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SLES 15 — libsrt1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libsrt1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:2083-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15784 Upstream summary: Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) through 1.3.4 has a CSndUList array overflow if there are many SRT connections. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Arch Linux — lib32-gdk-pixbuf2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — lib32-gdk-pixbuf2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201611-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6352 CVE-2020-29385 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.34.0-1. Fixed in: 2.36.0+2+ga7c869a-1. Group: AVG-1. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libXcursor — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libXcursor — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libXcursor — integer overflow that can lead to heap buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: The freedesktop.org project reports: It […]

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Debian 10: systemd unit enters start-limit-hit

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 24 May 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS NVIDIA Driver Causes Black Screen After Login

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 24 May 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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Arch Linux — perl-xml-libxml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — perl-xml-libxml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201801-15 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-10672 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.0129-1. Fixed in: 2.0130-1. Group: AVG-501. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Windows Server 2019 — Servicing Stack Update Missing Blocks Monthly LCU Install — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 24 May 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~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 12 — openhab-addons — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — openhab-addons — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenHAB CometVisu addon — Multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: OpenHAB reports: This patch release addresses the following security advisories: SSRF/XSS (CometVisu) – GHSA-v7gr-mqpj-wwh3 Sensitive information disclosure (CometVisu) – GHSA-3g4c-hjhr-73rj RCE through […]

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