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Ubuntu 16.04 — libebml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libebml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 April 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4073-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13615 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libEBML incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted media file, libEBML could […]

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SLES 15 — apache-commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — apache-commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 April 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:3149-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5262 CVE-2012-5783 CVE-2014-3577 Upstream summary: http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.6 ignores the http.socket.timeout configuration setting during an SSL handshake, which allows remote attackers […]

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SLES 12 — libxkbcommon0 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libxkbcommon0 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 April 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:232-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15854 CVE-2018-15855 CVE-2018-15856 CVE-2018-15857 CVE-2018-15858 CVE-2018-15862 CVE-2018-15864 Upstream summary: Unchecked NULL pointer usage in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to crash […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-azure-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-azure-agent — 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-2019:1106-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0804 Upstream summary: An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way Azure WaLinuxAgent creates swap files on resource disks, aka 'Azure Linux Agent Information Disclosure […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2019-4738 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2019-4738 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 17 April 2019 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2019-4738, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2019-4738 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5 and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.1 discloses sensitive information to an authenticated user from the dashboard UI […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache22-peruser-mpm — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache22-peruser-mpm — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 17 April 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache22 — chunk header parsing defect Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0833 CVE-2012-2687 CVE-2012-3499 CVE-2012-4558 CVE-2013-1862 CVE-2013-1896 CVE-2013-5704 CVE-2013-6438  +5 more Upstream summary: Apache Foundation reports: CVE-2015-3183 core: Fix chunk header parsing defect. […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libgvnc — 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 SUSE-SU-2021:3125-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5884 CVE-2017-5885 Upstream summary: gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 does not properly check boundaries of subrectangle-containing tiles, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via the […]

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Arch Linux — binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201906-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20712 CVE-2018-20002 CVE-2018-19932 CVE-2018-19931 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.31.1-4. Fixed in: 2.32-1. Group: AVG-832. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-nokogiri — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-nokogiri — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 April 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4175-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5477 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nokogiri incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands. Table of contents […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — xfig — 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-2009-1962 CVE-2009-4227 Upstream summary: Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) […]

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