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FreeBSD 13 — ruby_static — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ruby_static — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: End of Life Ports Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1992 CVE-2005-2337 CVE-2006-3694 CVE-2006-5467 CVE-2006-6303 CVE-2008-2726 Upstream summary: These packages have reached End of Life status and/or have been removed from the Ports Tree. […]

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FreeBSD 13 — cinepaint — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — cinepaint — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dcraw — integer overflow condition Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3885 Upstream summary: ocert reports: The dcraw tool, as well as several other projects re-using its code, suffers from an integer overflow condition […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php73-imap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php73-imap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php-imap — imap_open allows to run arbitrary shell commands via mailbox parameter Upstream summary: The PHP team reports: imap_open allows to run arbitrary shell commands via mailbox parameter. Table of […]

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Debian 11 — udfclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — udfclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8305 Upstream summary: The UDFclient (before 0.8.8) custom strlcpy implementation has a buffer overflow. UDFclient's strlcpy is used only on systems with a C library (e.g., glibc) that […]

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Debian 11 — libxt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libxt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2002 CVE-2013-2005 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in X.org libXt 1.1.3 and earlier allows X servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libgcrypt20 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libgcrypt20 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5080-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33560 CVE-2021-40528 CVE-2019-13627 CVE-2018-0495 CVE-2017-7526 CVE-2017-9526 CVE-2016-6313 Upstream summary: USN-5080-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — nss-pam-ldapd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — nss-pam-ldapd — 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-2022:1838 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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FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-flashplugin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-flashplugin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: flash — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4546 CVE-2009-3793 CVE-2009-3794 CVE-2009-3796 CVE-2009-3797 CVE-2009-3798 CVE-2009-3799 CVE-2009-3800  +12 more Upstream summary: Adobe reports: These updates resolve type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to […]

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