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NetBSD 9.4 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1536 CVE-2009-1515 CVE-2014-2270 CVE-2007-2799 CVE-2012-1571 CVE-2014-3587 CVE-2017-1000249 CVE-2018-10360  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged file<4.20 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1536 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — xerces-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — xerces-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:1231-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1311 CVE-2023-37536 Upstream summary: The Apache Xerces-C 3.0.0 to 3.2.3 XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs. This […]

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FreeBSD 14 — bmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — bmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 November 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bmon — unsafe set-user-ID application Upstream summary: Jon Nistor reported that the FreeBSD port of bmon was installed set-user-ID root, and executes commands using relative paths. This could allow local […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php81-composer — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php81-composer — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 November 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Composer — Multiple command injections via malicious git/hg branch names Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24828 CVE-2023-43655 CVE-2024-24821 CVE-2024-35241 CVE-2024-35242 Upstream summary: Composer project reports: The status, reinstall and remove commands with packages […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — liferea — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — liferea — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5751 CVE-2023-1350 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged liferea<0.6.2 for vulnerability class 'unsafe-umask'. Reference: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=282434 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — gnutls-1.3.[0-3] — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — gnutls — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged gnutls{,nb*} for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/18794/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — jq — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — jq — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2025-919 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-53427 CVE-2024-23337 Upstream summary: decNumberCopy in decNumber.c in jq through 1.7.1 does not properly consider that NaN is interpreted as numeric, which has a resultant stack-based buffer […]

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FreeBSD 14 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 November 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: GNU cpio — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9112 CVE-2015-1197 CVE-2016-2037 CVE-2019-14866 Upstream summary: Sergey Poznyakoff reports: This stable release fixes several potential vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1197: cpio, when using the –no-absolute-filenames option, […]

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FreeBSD 14 — quassel — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — quassel — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 November 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: quassel — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4422 CVE-2015-3427 CVE-2015-8547 CVE-2016-4414 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: quasselcore: corruption of heap metadata caused by qdatastream leading to preauth remote code execution. Severity: high, […]

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