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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php56-zip — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php56-zip — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8874 CVE-2015-8879 CVE-2016-5385 CVE-2016-5399 CVE-2016-5766 CVE-2016-5767 CVE-2016-5768 CVE-2016-5769  +12 more Upstream summary: PHP reports: Fixed bug #69975 (PHP segfaults when accessing nvarchar(max) defined columns) […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-Jinja2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python-Jinja2 — 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-2016:2465-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0012 Upstream summary: FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — php-imagick — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — php-imagick — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4586-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11037 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PHP ImageMagick extension didn't check the address used by an array. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP […]

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SLES 15 — python3-PyYAML — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-PyYAML — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-FU-2022:0444-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18342 Upstream summary: In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libtremor — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libtremor — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1418 CVE-2008-1419 CVE-2008-1420 CVE-2008-1423 CVE-2008-2009 CVE-2012-0444 CVE-2018-5146 CVE-2018-5147 Upstream summary: The Mozilla Foundation reports: CVE-2018-5146: Out of bounds memory write in libvorbis An out […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tmux — stack overflow in CSI parsing Upstream summary: Nicholas Marriott reports: tmux has a stack overflow in CSI parsing. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — automake — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: automake — Insecure 'distcheck' recipe granted world-writable distdir Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3386 Upstream summary: GNU reports: The recipe of the 'distcheck' target granted temporary world-write permissions on the extracted distdir. This […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — aspell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — aspell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5023-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-25051 CVE-2019-17544 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a […]

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SLES 12 — NetworkManager-vpnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — NetworkManager-vpnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 March 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10900 Upstream summary: Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be […]

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