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CentOS Stream 9 — shim — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — shim — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 January 2024 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2024:1903 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40546 CVE-2023-40547 CVE-2023-40548 CVE-2023-40549 CVE-2023-40550 CVE-2023-40551 CVE-2021-3695 CVE-2021-3696  +6 more Upstream summary: The shim package contains a first-stage UEFI boot loader that handles chaining to a trusted full […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ghostscript7-commfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ghostscript7-commfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — gcc — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — gcc — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-342 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4039 CVE-2021-42574 CVE-2022-27943 Upstream summary: An issue was found in a defense in depth feature of the GCC compiler on aarch64 platforms. The stack protector feature (-fstack-protector) […]

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FreeBSD 14 — libcue — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — libcue — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libcue — out-of-bounds array access Related CVEs: CVE-2023-43641 Upstream summary: The libcue team reports: There is a vulnerability to out-of-bounds array access. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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Debian 12 — plasma-workspace — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — plasma-workspace — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2312 CVE-2018-6790 CVE-2018-6791 CVE-2024-36041 Upstream summary: Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is shown can result in the screen being unlocked when […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — vmware-2.[0-9]* — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — vmware — 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 vmware for vulnerability class 'eol'. Reference: https://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/vulns/eol-packages Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — readstat — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — readstat — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: readstat — Heap buffer overflow in readstat_convert Upstream summary: Google reports: A heap buffer overflow exists in readstat_convert. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionmailer-2.[0-9]* — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionmailer — 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 ruby{18,19,193}-actionmailer-2.[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'eol'. Reference: https://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/vulns/eol-packages Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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

FreeBSD 14 — mumble — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mumble — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0044 CVE-2014-0045 Upstream summary: Mumble reports: SVG images with local file references could trigger client DoS The Mumble client did not properly HTML-escape some […]

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Debian 11 — xfig — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — xfig — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1962 CVE-2009-4227 CVE-2009-4228 CVE-2010-4262 CVE-2021-40241 CVE-2023-45920 Upstream summary: Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], […]

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