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Debian 12 — openvpn-auth-ldap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — openvpn-auth-ldap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2024-28820 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the extract_openvpn_cr function in openvpn-cr.c in openvpn-auth-ldap (aka the Three Rings Auth-LDAP plugin for OpenVPN) 2.0.4 allows attackers with a valid LDAP […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — minicom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — minicom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7467 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged minicom<2.7.1 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-7467 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — py-django-cms — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — py-django-cms — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 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 py{25,26,27,31,32}-django-cms<2.3.5 for vulnerability class 'script-insertion'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/51953/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-5.10.218-208.862 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-5.10.218-208.862 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-186 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-48666 CVE-2024-41090 CVE-2024-41091 CVE-2024-39480 Upstream summary: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix a use-after-free (CVE-2022-48666) kernel: virtio-net: tap: mlx5_core short […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1158 CVE-2002-1159 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the irw_through function for Canna 3.5b2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the bin user. Table of […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libXvMC — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libXvMC — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7953 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libXvMC<1.0.10 for vulnerability class 'buffer-underflow'. Reference: https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-7953 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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

Debian 12 — miller — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15167 Upstream summary: In Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run […]

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Debian 12 — mpack — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — mpack — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 October 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1424 CVE-2002-1425 CVE-2011-4919 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in munpack in mpack 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code. […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — bat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — bat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36753 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged bat<0.18.2 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-command-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36753 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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