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Gentoo Linux — sys-devel/gdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-devel/gdb — 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-202003-31 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010180 Upstream summary: It was discovered that gdb didn’t properly validate the ELF section sizes from input file. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — brotli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — brotli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4568-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8927 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Brotli incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. Table of contents Symptom […]

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SLES 12 — python-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — python-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 February 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:197-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36242 CVE-2020-25659 Upstream summary: In the cryptography package before 3.3.2 for Python, certain sequences of update calls to symmetrically encrypt multi-GB values could result in […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – /var reaches 100 percent and services fail

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 16.04.7 📖 ~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 […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libdmx1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libdmx1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1992 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libdmx 1.1.2 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-twisted — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-twisted — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-twisted — cookie and authorization headers are leaked when following cross-origin redirects Upstream summary: Twisted developers report: Cookie and Authorization headers are leaked when following cross-origin redirects in twited.web.client.RedirectAgent and […]

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FreeBSD 12 — sudosh — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — sudosh — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: sudosh — buffer overflow Upstream summary: ISS reports: sudosh2 and sudosh3 are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the replay() function. By persuading a […]

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FreeBSD 12 — kronolith — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — kronolith — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kronolith — arbitrary local file inclusion vulnerability Upstream summary: iDefense Labs reports: Remote exploitation of a design error in Horde's Kronolith could allow an authenticated web mail user to execute […]

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FreeBSD 12 — firefox-ja — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — firefox-ja — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — code execution via Quicktime media-link files Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4965 CVE-2006-6077 CVE-2007-0008 CVE-2007-0009 CVE-2007-0775 CVE-2007-0776 CVE-2007-0777 CVE-2007-0778  +11 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Foundation reports a vulnerability within the […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — perl-File-Find-Rule — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — perl-File-Find-Rule — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-9605)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 February 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-9605 Related CVEs: CVE-2011-10007 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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