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SLES 15 — enscript — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — enscript — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 May 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2008:024 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3863 CVE-2008-4306 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py35-slixmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py35-slixmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: slixmpp — improper access control Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000021 Upstream summary: NVD reports: slixmpp version before commit 7cd73b594e8122dddf847953fcfc85ab4d316416 contains an incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XEP-0223 plugin (Persistent Storage of Private […]

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FreeBSD 12 — kdebase-runtime — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — kdebase-runtime — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: KDE — multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: oCERT reports: Ark input sanitization errors: The KDE archiving tool, Ark, performs insufficient validation which leads to specially crafted archive files, using unknown MIME […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — arc — 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-2020:0103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9275 Upstream summary: ARC 5.21q allows directory traversal via a full pathname in an archive file. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php5-cgi — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php5-cgi — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0594 CVE-2004-0595 CVE-2004-1019 CVE-2004-1065 CVE-2006-4481 CVE-2006-4482 CVE-2006-4483 CVE-2006-4484  +12 more Upstream summary: The PHP development team reports: Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.2 […]

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Debian 9 — fuse — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — fuse — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 May 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10906 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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SLES 15 — libXv1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libXv1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 May 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1104-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1989 CVE-2013-2066 CVE-2016-5407 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXv 1.0.7 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Bugzilla security issues Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1061 CVE-2005-2173 CVE-2005-2174 CVE-2006-0913 CVE-2006-0914 CVE-2006-0915 CVE-2006-0916 CVE-2006-2420  +12 more Upstream summary: Bugzilla Security Advisory A CSRF vulnerability in report.cgi would allow a third-party site […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — yast2-rmt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — yast2-rmt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2019:1089-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20105 CVE-2018-17957 Upstream summary: A Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files vulnerability in yast2-rmt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Leap allows local […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — gypsy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — gypsy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0523 CVE-2011-0524 Upstream summary: gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while running with root privileges, which allows local users […]

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