🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p7zip-codec-rar — insufficient error handling Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5996 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: Insufficient exception handling in the method NCompress::NRar3::CDecoder::Code of 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip can lead to multiple memory […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.12-r0 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Alpine secdb entry — gzip 1.12-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1271 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships gzip 1.12-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-1271. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: salt — multiple vulnerabilities in salt-master process Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6918 CVE-2015-6941 CVE-2015-8034 CVE-2016-1866 CVE-2016-3176 CVE-2017-12791 CVE-2017-14695 CVE-2017-14696 +5 more Upstream summary: F-Secure reports: CVE-2020-11651 – Authentication bypass vulnerabilities The ClearFuncs […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-0007 CVE-2010-3999 Upstream summary: gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-2552 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in XBoard 4.2.7 and earlier might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -icshost command line argument. NOTE: since the […]
Introduction Deploying create python virtual environments on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye 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 Before you […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1179 Upstream summary: The debstd script in debmake 3.6.x before 3.6.10 and 3.7.x before 3.7.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-17957 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30269 CVE-2022-30634 CVE-2022-29804 CVE-2022-30580 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 16 October 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12317 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan […]
The sudo command allows permitted users to execute commands as root or another user without sharing the root password, making it the preferred mechanism for privilege escalation on RHEL 8. Properly configuring sudo is a foundational security task: it creates an auditable record of privileged actions and limits blast radius when accounts are compromised. This […]
