Common Problems

SLES 15 — libqt5-qtimageformats — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libqt5-qtimageformats — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:0705-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19871 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3. There is QTgaFile Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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

SLES 15 — pam_yubico — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-9275 Upstream summary: In check_user_token in util.c in the Yubico PAM module (aka pam_yubico) 2.18 through 2.25, successful logins can leak file descriptors to the […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-pip — 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-FU-2021:2130-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-5123 CVE-2014-8991 CVE-2015-2296 Upstream summary: The mirroring support (-M, –use-mirrors) in Python Pip before 1.5 uses insecure DNS querying and authenticity checks which allows attackers […]

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RHEL 7 journalctl missing expected boot logs after rotation

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python3-urllib3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python3-urllib3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:0159-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9015 Upstream summary: Versions 1.17 and 1.18 of the Python urllib3 library suffer from a vulnerability that can cause them, in certain configurations, to not […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pear-PEAR — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pear-PEAR — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pear-PEAR — PEAR installer arbitrary code execution vulnerability Upstream summary: Gregory Beaver reports: A standard feature of the PEAR installer implemented in all versions of PEAR can lead to the […]

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Windows Server 2016 — Split-brain DNS returns incorrect internal host records for hybrid workloads — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~2 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 — exim-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — exim-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: exim — local privilege escalation Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0400 CVE-2005-0021 CVE-2005-0022 CVE-2011-0017 Upstream summary: exim.org reports: CVE-2011-0017 – check return value of setuid/setgid. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability whereby the […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php70-intl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php70-intl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7456 CVE-2016-4343 CVE-2016-5093 CVE-2016-5094 CVE-2016-5096 Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: Core: Fixed bug #72114 (Integer underflow / arbitrary null write in fread/gzread). (CVE-2016-5096) […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7034-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2081875 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2020089 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1998785 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1976631 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1944481 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914064 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1900727 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881533 Upstream summary: USN-7034-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. […]

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