Debian 12 Bookworm

Debian 12 — gettext — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — gettext — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0966 CVE-2018-18751 Upstream summary: The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through […]

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How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 12 on Debian 12 Bookworm. Debian Bookworm uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 12 install with the standard […]

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How to Install Containerd as a Container Runtime on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Containerd as a Container Runtime on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying install containerd as a container runtime on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites […]

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Debian 12 — unshield — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — unshield — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1386 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in unshield 1.0-1. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Debian 12 — ruby-openid — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ruby-openid — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1812 CVE-2019-11027 Upstream summary: The ruby-openid gem before 2.2.2 for Ruby allows remote OpenID providers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) a large XRDS […]

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Debian 12 — screenie — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — screenie — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5371 Upstream summary: screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Debian 12 — libfastjson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libfastjson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12762 Upstream summary: json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf_memappend. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Debian 12 — zim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — zim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10870 Upstream summary: Zim through 0.72.1 creates temporary directories with predictable names. A malicious user could predict and create Zim's temporary directories and prevent other users from being […]

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Debian 12 — libspiro — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libspiro — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19847 Upstream summary: Libspiro through 20190731 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the spiro_to_bpath0() function in spiro.c. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 12 — fuse-exfat — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — fuse-exfat — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8026 CVE-2022-29973 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the verify_vbr_checksum function in exfatfsck in exfat-utils before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) […]

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