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SLES 12 — perl-Convert-ASN1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — perl-Convert-ASN1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 December 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:0172-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7488 Upstream summary: perl-Convert-ASN1 (aka the Convert::ASN1 module for Perl) through 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop via unexpected input. Table of […]

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SLES 12 — rubygem-chef — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — rubygem-chef — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 December 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1036-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0262 CVE-2013-0263 CVE-2013-0269 CVE-2013-0276 CVE-2013-0277 Upstream summary: rack/file.rb (Rack::File) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside […]

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SLES 12 — m4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — m4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 December 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1329-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4029 Upstream summary: The (1) dist or (2) distcheck rules in GNU Automake 1.11.1, 1.10.3, and release branches branch-1-4 through branch-1-9, when producing a distribution […]

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SLES 12 — libXvMC1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libXvMC1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 December 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1990 CVE-2013-1999 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXvMC 1.0.7 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — exuberant-ctags — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — exuberant-ctags — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2014 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2371-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-7204 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant Ctags to […]

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SLES 12 — davfs2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — davfs2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4362 Upstream summary: The Sandbox Profiles implementation in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the third-party app sandbox profile, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive Apple ID […]

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SLES 12 — yast2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — yast2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 December 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-3177 Upstream summary: The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 November 2014 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6105-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/ https://launchpad.net/bugs/XXXXXX https://launchpad.net/bugs/1944481 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881533 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1719851 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1528645 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1423904 Upstream summary: USN-6105-1 updated ca-certificates. This provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory […]

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SLES 12 — libserf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libserf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 November 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3504 Upstream summary: The (1) serf_ssl_cert_issuer, (2) serf_ssl_cert_subject, and (3) serf_ssl_cert_certificate functions in Serf 0.2.0 through 1.3.x before 1.3.7 does not properly handle a NUL […]

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SLES 12 — libyaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libyaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 November 2014 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2014:0403-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6393 CVE-2014-2525 CVE-2014-9130 Upstream summary: The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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