Security Hardening

Debian 12 — scitokens-cpp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — scitokens-cpp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2026-32725 CVE-2026-32726 Upstream summary: SciTokens C++ is a minimal library for creating and using SciTokens from C or C++. Prior to version 1.4.1, scitokens-cpp is vulnerable to an […]

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Debian 11 — grpc — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — grpc — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7860 CVE-2017-7861 CVE-2017-8359 CVE-2017-9431 CVE-2023-32732 CVE-2023-33953 CVE-2023-44487 CVE-2023-4785  +1 more Upstream summary: Google gRPC before 2017-02-22 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to […]

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Debian 13 — initramfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — initramfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4996 Upstream summary: init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this […]

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Debian 11 — module-assistant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — module-assistant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3121 Upstream summary: A rule file in module-assistant before 0.9.10 causes a temporary file to be created insecurely, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations. Table of […]

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Debian 13 — lazarus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — lazarus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5007 Upstream summary: create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a […]

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Debian 11 — gsoap — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gsoap — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9765 CVE-2019-7659 CVE-2020-13574 CVE-2020-13575 CVE-2020-13576 CVE-2020-13577 CVE-2020-13578 CVE-2021-21783  +1 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used […]

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Debian 13 — htop — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — htop — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5076 Upstream summary: htop 0.7 writes process names to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow local users to hide processes, modify arbitrary files, or have […]

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Debian 13 — doxygen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — doxygen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10245 Upstream summary: Insufficient sanitization of the query parameter in templates/html/search_opensearch.php could lead to reflected cross-site scripting or iframe injection. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Debian 13 — os-prober — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — os-prober — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5135 Upstream summary: os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: […]

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Debian 12 — libfile-find-rule-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libfile-find-rule-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-10007 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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