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Alpine Linux edge — tcpflow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — tcpflow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.5.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — tcpflow 1.5.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18409 CVE-2018-14938 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships tcpflow 1.5.0-r1 which addresses CVE-2018-18409. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ca-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ca-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mcweject — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mcweject — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mcweject — exploitable buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1719 Upstream summary: CVE reports: Buffer overflow in eject.c in Jason W. Bacon mcweject 0.9 on FreeBSD, and possibly other versions, allows local […]

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FreeBSD 12 — prozilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — prozilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ProZilla — server response buffer overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1120 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported to exist in this software package. The vulnerabilities can be triggered by […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libmediainfo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libmediainfo — 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-202405-09 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaInfo and MediaInfoLib. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libxml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libxml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4479)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4479 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7595 CVE-2019-20388 CVE-2019-19956 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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Oracle Linux 8 — libsndfile — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libsndfile — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-1636)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1636 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-13139 CVE-2018-19662 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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Arch Linux — gstreamer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — gstreamer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201702-7 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5838 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.10.2-1. Fixed in: 1.10.3-1. Group: AVG-167. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 9 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000256 CVE-2018-1064 CVE-2019-10161 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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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2019-4681 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2019-4681 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2019-4681, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2019-4681 NVD summary: IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.17 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web […]

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