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FreeBSD 12 — mencoder — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mencoder — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ffmpeg — remote denial of service in JPEG2000 decoder Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4610 CVE-2015-3395 CVE-2015-6761 CVE-2015-6818 CVE-2015-6819 CVE-2015-6820 CVE-2015-6821 CVE-2015-6822  +12 more Upstream summary: FFmpeg security reports: FFmpeg 2.8.6 fixes the […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — fribidi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:0763-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18397 Upstream summary: A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — miniupnpd — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — miniupnpd — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4542-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12107 CVE-2019-12108 CVE-2019-12109 CVE-2019-12110 CVE-2019-12111 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly validate callback addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — vino — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — vino — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4636-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25708 CVE-2014-6053 CVE-2018-7225 CVE-2019-15681 CVE-2020-14397 CVE-2020-14402 CVE-2020-14403 CVE-2020-14404 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled certain internals. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — DirectFB — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — DirectFB — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2015:0807-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-2977 CVE-2014-2978 Upstream summary: Multiple integer signedness errors in the Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — subversion:1.10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — subversion:1.10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-0507)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 February 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0507 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-17525 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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Oracle Linux 8 — firefox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — firefox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-3196)

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 22 February 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3196 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11759 CVE-2019-11764 CVE-2019-11758 CVE-2019-11761 CVE-2019-11762 CVE-2019-11760 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How to Set Up NFS on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up NFS on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 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 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to set up nfs on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libfastjson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libfastjson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.2304.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libfastjson 1.2304.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12762 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships libfastjson 1.2304.0-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-12762. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — taglib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — taglib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12678 CVE-2012-2396 CVE-2018-11439 Upstream summary: In TagLib 1.11.1, the rebuildAggregateFrames function in id3v2framefactory.cpp has a pointer to cast vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to cause […]

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