Introduction Deploying restrict kernel module loading 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: 12 July 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2016-7944 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes 5.0 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 12 July 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5636-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2806 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Table of contents Symptom […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 12 July 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12681 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 […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202107-36 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28363 CVE-2021-33503 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in urllib3. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 12 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9316 CVE-2014-9317 CVE-2014-9603 CVE-2014-9604 CVE-2015-1872 CVE-2015-3395 CVE-2015-3417 CVE-2015-6761 +12 more Upstream summary: NVD reports: An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg package, where vp3_decode_frame […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 15–45 min Last verified: 11 July 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 Affected: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-2022-43380, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2022-43380 NVD summary: IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 11 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cfengine — arbitrary file overwriting vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2960 Upstream summary: A Debian Security Advisory reports: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña discovered several insecure temporary file uses in cfengine, a tool for […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 11 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: enscript — arbitrary code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1184 CVE-2004-1185 CVE-2004-1186 CVE-2008-3863 CVE-2008-4306 Upstream summary: Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research reports: Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 11 July 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: verlihub — insecure temporary file usage and arbitrary command execution Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5705 CVE-2008-5706 Upstream summary: securityfocus reports: An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform […]
