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Common Problems 121073

Debian 10 – sudo fails in automation with no tty present

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 April 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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Common Problems 118942

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS SSH login fails with Permission denied publickey

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 April 2020 Affected versions: 14.04 📖 ~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 […]

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Arch Linux — mupdf-gl — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — mupdf-gl — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — 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-201805-5 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-6544 CVE-2018-6192 CVE-2018-6187 CVE-2018-5686 CVE-2018-1000051 CVE-2017-17858 CVE-2017-15587 CVE-2017-14687  +2 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.12.0-2. Fixed in: 1.13.0-1. Group: AVG-687. Table of contents […]

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Common Problems 115402

yum blocked by rpmdb lock or corruption

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 April 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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FreeBSD 12 — py33-radicale — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py33-radicale — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: radicale — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8747 CVE-2015-8748 Upstream summary: Radicale reports: The multifilesystem backend allows access to arbitrary files on all platforms. Prevent regex injection in rights management. Table […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pdflib — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pdflib — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tiff — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0803 CVE-2004-0804 CVE-2004-0886 CVE-2004-1308 CVE-2005-1544 Upstream summary: A Gentoo Linux Security Advisory reports: Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered […]

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FreeBSD 12 — p5-RT-Authen-ExternalAuth — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-RT-Authen-ExternalAuth — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rt and dependent modules — multiple security vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2770 CVE-2015-7686 CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944 Upstream summary: BestPractical reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — vcftools — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — vcftools — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4835-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11099 CVE-2018-11129 CVE-2018-11130 CVE-2019-1010127 Upstream summary: It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled certain input. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted input file, VCFtools […]

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Arch Linux — neomutt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — neomutt — 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-202011-24 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28896 Upstream summary: Type: silent downgrade. Status: Fixed. Affected: 20200925-1. Fixed in: 20201120-1. Group: AVG-1289. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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