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Ubuntu 22.04 — dcmtk — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — dcmtk — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 September 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7010-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41687 CVE-2021-41688 CVE-2021-41689 CVE-2021-41690 CVE-2022-2121 CVE-2022-43272 CVE-2024-28130 CVE-2024-34508  +5 more Upstream summary: Jinsheng Ba discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain requests. If a user or an automated […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — gnome-subtitles — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — gnome-subtitles — vulnerability — 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-2010-3357 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged gnome-subtitles<1.1 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3357 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — rmt-server — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — rmt-server — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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 SUSE-CU-2023:324-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31254 CVE-2023-27530 CVE-2024-28103 CVE-2023-28120 Upstream summary: A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in rmt-server-regsharing service of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — ghostscript — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — ghostscript — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-4000)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 September 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-4000 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-33871 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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How to Audit Security with Lynis on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Audit Security with Lynis on FreeBSD 14

Introduction FreeBSD 14 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up audit security with lynis on freebsd 14 on FreeBSD 14 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — xentools-hvm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — xentools-hvm — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged xentools{3,30}-hvm<=3.1.0 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/26986/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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

NetBSD 10.0 — ntop — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2014-4165 CVE-2009-2732 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ntop<1.1 for vulnerability class 'remote-root-shell'. Reference: http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/2520 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — nagios-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — nagios-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nagios-plugins — Long Location Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5198 Upstream summary: A Secunia Advisory reports: The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the redir() function […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — inkscape — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — inkscape — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — 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-2007-1463 CVE-2021-42700 CVE-2021-42704 CVE-2021-42702 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged inkscape<0.45.1 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1463 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py39-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py39-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-cryptography — includes a vulnerable copy of OpenSSL Related CVEs: CVE-2023-0286 CVE-2023-23931 Upstream summary: pyca/cryptography's wheels include a statically linked copy of OpenSSL. The versions of OpenSSL included in cryptography […]

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