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Windows Server 2019 — MSMQ service stuck in starting state after journal corruption — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 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 […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — 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-2018:3802-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15859 CVE-2018-15863 CVE-2018-15853 CVE-2018-15861 Upstream summary: Unchecked NULL pointer usage when parsing invalid atoms in ExprResolveLhs in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — golddig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: golddig — local buffer overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0121 Upstream summary: Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities where detected. Both issues can be used by local users to gain group games privileges […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — named — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: FreeBSD — Predictable query ids in named(8) Related CVEs: CVE-2007-0493 CVE-2007-0494 CVE-2007-2926 Upstream summary: Problem Description: When named(8) is operating as a recursive DNS server or sending NOTIFY requests to […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — helvis — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: helvis — arbitrary file deletion problem Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0118 CVE-2005-0119 CVE-2005-0120 Upstream summary: The setuid root elvprsv utility, used to preserve recovery helvis files, can be abused by local users […]

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FreeBSD 12 — p5-Mail-SpamAssassin — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-Mail-SpamAssassin — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-Mail-SpamAssassin — local user symlink-attack DoS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0796 CVE-2005-1266 CVE-2007-2873 Upstream summary: SpamAssassin website reports: A local user symlink-attack DoS vulnerability in SpamAssassin has been found, affecting versions […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/man-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/man-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202310-08 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25078 Upstream summary: A root privilege escalation through setuid executable and cron job has been discovered in man-db. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – swap exhaustion leads to OOM kills under peak load – Fix & Prevention

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 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 — php56-imap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php56-imap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php-imap — imap_open allows to run arbitrary shell commands via mailbox parameter Upstream summary: The PHP team reports: imap_open allows to run arbitrary shell commands via mailbox parameter. Table of […]

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