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

FreeBSD 12 — tkdiff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tkdiff — temporary file symlink privilege escalation Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3343 Upstream summary: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña reports a vulnerability in tkdiff which allows local users to gain priveleges of the user […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pngcrush — vulnerability — 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-2015-7700 Upstream summary: Double-free vulnerability in the sPLT chunk structure and png.c in pngcrush before 1.7.87 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors. […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — lcms2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — lcms2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3770-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10165 CVE-2018-16435 Upstream summary: Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — darktable — vulnerability — 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-2017:2300-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3885 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the ljpeg_start function in dcraw 7.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-analyzer/nfdump — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-analyzer/nfdump — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202003-17 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010057 CVE-2019-14459 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nfdump. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Debian 9 — slurm-llnl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — slurm-llnl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 March 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15566 CVE-2018-7033 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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FreeBSD 12 — okular — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — okular — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Okular — Local binary execution via action links Upstream summary: Albert Astals Cid: Okular can be tricked into executing local binaries via specially crafted PDF files. This binary execution can […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ja-samba — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ja-samba — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: samba — potential leakage of arbitrary memory contents Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0600 CVE-2004-0686 CVE-2004-0815 CVE-2004-1154 CVE-2006-1059 CVE-2006-3403 CVE-2007-0452 CVE-2007-0454  +7 more Upstream summary: Samba Team reports: Samba 3.0.29 and beyond contain […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libvte9 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libvte9 — vulnerability — 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-2012-2738 Upstream summary: The VteTerminal in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.32.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (long loop and CPU consumption) […]

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FreeBSD 12 — dia-gnome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — dia-gnome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dia — XFig Import Plugin Buffer Overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2006-1550 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Dia, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to […]

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