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FreeBSD 12 — py34-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py34-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: borgbackup — remote users can override repository restrictions Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15914 Upstream summary: BorgBackup reports: Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — p5-subversion — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-subversion — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: subversion — heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2009-2411 Upstream summary: A Subversion Security Advisory reports: Subversion clients and servers have multiple heap overflow issues in the parsing of binary deltas. […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pcmanfm — 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-2022:10001-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8934 Upstream summary: PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability). Table […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS disk fills rapidly due to runaway log growth

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: 14.04 📖 ~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 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – failed fstab mount entry blocks startup target – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 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 — xfs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xfs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xfs — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4568 Upstream summary: Matthieu Herrb reports: Problem Description: Several vulnerabilities have been identified in xfs, the X font server. The QueryXBitmaps and QueryXExtents protocol […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ko-netscape-communicator-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ko-netscape-communicator-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libpng stack-based buffer overflow and other code concerns Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 Upstream summary: Chris Evans has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in libpng, which can be exploited by malicious people […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-kerberos — DoS and MitM vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3206 Upstream summary: macosforgebot reports: The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ocaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9772 CVE-2018-9838 CVE-2015-8869 Upstream summary: Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — opencv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — opencv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4818-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15939 CVE-2019-14491 CVE-2017-18009 CVE-2019-14492 CVE-2019-14493 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenCV did not properly manage certain objects, leading to a divide-by-zero. If a user were tricked […]

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