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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-1580)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 January 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1580 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10161 CVE-2019-10166 CVE-2019-10167 CVE-2019-10168 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — msmtp — 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-2019-8337 Upstream summary: In msmtp 1.8.2 and mpop 1.4.3, when tls_trust_file has its default configuration, certificate-verification results are not properly checked. Table of contents Symptom […]

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RHEL 7 sshd Fails Start Due To StrictModes Permissions

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 January 2020 Affected versions: RHEL 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 & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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Windows Server 2016 – RunAs fails with logon type 2 not granted – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 January 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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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Alpine Linux edge — pango — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — pango — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.44.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — pango 1.44.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010238 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships pango 1.44.1-r0 which addresses CVE-2019-1010238. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php55-ftp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php55-ftp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php5 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4643 CVE-2015-4644 Upstream summary: The PHP project reports: DOM and GD: Fixed bug #69719 (Incorrect handling of paths with NULs). FTP: Improved fix for […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXi6 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXi6 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — 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-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1995 CVE-2013-1998 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXi 1.7.1 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — libosip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: osip — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7853 Upstream summary: osip developers reports: In libosip2 in GNU oSIP 4.1.0 and 5.0.0, a […]

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FreeBSD 12 — file-roller — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — file-roller — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: file-roller — path traversal vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7162 Upstream summary: reports: File Roller 3.5.4 through 3.20.2 was affected by a path traversal bug that could result in deleted files if […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — lightzone — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dcraw — integer overflow condition Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3885 Upstream summary: ocert reports: The dcraw tool, as well as several other projects re-using its code, suffers from an integer overflow condition […]

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