Common Problems

FreeBSD 12 — php4-nms — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php4-nms — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0594 CVE-2004-0595 CVE-2004-1019 CVE-2004-1065 CVE-2005-0596 CVE-2006-4481 CVE-2006-4482 CVE-2006-4483  +12 more Upstream summary: The PHP development team reports: Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.2 […]

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Gentoo Linux — x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202012-15 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29385 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — pavuk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Pavuk HTTP Location header overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0456 Upstream summary: When pavuk sends a request to a web server and the server sends back the HTTP status code 305 (Use […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — distcc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: distcc — incorrect parsing of IP access control rules Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0601 Upstream summary: Fix bug that might cause IP-based access control rules not to be interpreted correctly on 64-bit […]

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Alpine Linux edge — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.9.3-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — tcpdump 4.9.3-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8037 CVE-2017-16808 CVE-2018-14468 CVE-2018-14469 CVE-2018-14470 CVE-2018-14466 CVE-2018-14461 CVE-2018-14462  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships tcpdump 4.9.3-r1 which […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: devel/ipython — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4706 CVE-2015-4707 CVE-2015-5607 CVE-2015-6938 CVE-2015-7337 Upstream summary: Matthias Bussonnier reports: Summary: Local folder name was used in HTML templates without escaping, allowing XSS in […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS LightDM login loop after desktop update

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 February 2020 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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 16.04 LTS – LVM volume group not activating at boot

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 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 — pam_ssh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_ssh — 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-2009-1273 Upstream summary: pam_ssh 1.92 and possibly other versions, as used when PAM is compiled with USE=ssh, generates different error messages depending on whether the […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — NetworkManager-vpnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — NetworkManager-vpnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2018:2307-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10900 Upstream summary: Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be […]

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