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FreeBSD 12 — xf86-video-openchrome — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xf86-video-openchrome — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 11, 2019
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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Arch Linux — lxterminal — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — lxterminal — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 11, 2019
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201706-25 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10369 Upstream summary: Type: access restriction bypass. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.3.0-1. Fixed in: 0.3.0-2. Group: AVG-264. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 9 – software RAID array stays degraded and rebuild does not start

  • September 10, 2019
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🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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 18.04 LTS Netplan Misconfiguration Causes No Network

  • September 10, 2019
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🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: 18.04 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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FreeBSD 12 — password-store — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — password-store — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 10, 2019
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: password-store — GPG parsing vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12356 Upstream summary: Jason A. Donenfeld reports: Markus Brinkmann discovered that [the] parsing of gpg command line output with regexes isn't anchored to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — openttd — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — openttd — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 10, 2019
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenTTD — Denial of service using forcefully crashed aircrafts Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2534 CVE-2010-4168 CVE-2011-3341 CVE-2011-3342 CVE-2011-3343 CVE-2012-0049 CVE-2012-3436 CVE-2013-6411 Upstream summary: The OpenTTD Team reports: The problem is caused by […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — stb-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — stb-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 10, 2019
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:0039-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13217 CVE-2019-13220 CVE-2019-13221 CVE-2019-13222 CVE-2019-13218 CVE-2019-13219 CVE-2019-13223 Upstream summary: A heap buffer overflow in the start_decoder function in stb_vorbis through 2019-03-04 allows an attacker to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — vlc-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — vlc-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 10, 2019
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: vlc — arbitrary code execution in the RealMedia processor Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5032 CVE-2008-5036 CVE-2008-5276 Upstream summary: Tobias Klein from TrapKit reports: The VLC media player contains an integer overflow vulnerability […]

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

SLES 15 — unixODBC — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 10, 2019
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1145 Upstream summary: The SQLDriverConnect() function in unixODBC before 2.2.14p2 have a possible buffer overflow condition when specifying a large value for SAVEFILE parameter in […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — libtirpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9449)

  • September 10, 2019
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 September 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9449 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14621 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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