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openSUSE Tumbleweed — seatd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — seatd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25643 Upstream summary: seatd-launch in seatd 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows removing files with escalated privileges when installed setuid root. The attack vector is a user-supplied […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0113 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0113 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0113, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0113 NVD summary: Some implementations of rlogin allow root access if given a -froot parameter. References: www.securityfocus.com/bid/458   www.securityfocus.com/bid/458 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — evolution — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — evolution — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2020-4649)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4649 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14928 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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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2001-1329 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2001-1329 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2001-1329, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2001-1329 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in rsh on AIX 4.2.0.0 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument. References: archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/ […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — gnu-efi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — gnu-efi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2019:3682 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Use errpt for Error Reporting on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use errpt for Error Reporting on IBM AIX 7.3

Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use errpt for error reporting on IBM AIX 7.3 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — p5-PathTools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — p5-PathTools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-PathTools — File::Spec::canonpath loses taint Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8607 Upstream summary: Ricardo Signes reports: Beginning in PathTools 3.47 and/or perl 5.20.0, the File::Spec::canonpath() routine returned untained strings even if passed tainted […]

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