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

FreeBSD 12 — libmspack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libmspack — frame_end overflow which could cause infinite loop Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9556 Upstream summary: There is a denial of service vulnerability in libmspack. The libmspack code is built into cabextract, […]

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SLES 15 — m4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — m4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1329-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4029 Upstream summary: The (1) dist or (2) distcheck rules in GNU Automake 1.11.1, 1.10.3, and release branches branch-1-4 through branch-1-9, when producing a distribution […]

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SLES 15 — java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2015:1874-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4881 CVE-2016-9840 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2017-10107 CVE-2017-3289 CVE-2018-12547 CVE-2018-3183 CVE-2019-17631  +12 more Upstream summary: Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60, and Java SE […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — tomcat — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache Tomcat — Multiple Vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2090 CVE-2007-0450 CVE-2007-1355 CVE-2007-1358 CVE-2010-1157 CVE-2011-0013 CVE-2012-0022 CVE-2012-2733  +12 more Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: A race condition on connection close could trigger a […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 mdadm RAID Degraded After Reboot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 October 2019 📖 ~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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Common Problems 115084

Leapp Preupgrade Reports Blockers for RHEL 8 Minor Upgrade Path

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 October 2019 📖 ~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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libtool — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libtool — 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-SR:2010:006 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3736 Upstream summary: ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — wgetpro — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wget — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1487 CVE-2004-1488 Upstream summary: Jan Minar reports that there exists multiple vulnerabilities in wget: Wget erroneously thinks that the current directory is a fair […]

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Common Problems 114895

DNF Metadata Expired Causing Slow or Failed Updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 October 2019 📖 ~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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