Security Hardening

SLES 12 — libcares2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libcares2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 January 2025 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:3690-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-22217 CVE-2024-25629 CVE-2022-4904 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow vulnerability in c-ares before 1_16_1 thru 1_17_0 via function ares_parse_soa_reply in ares_parse_soa_reply.c. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Windows Server 2019 — KB5036969 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 — KB5036969 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5036969 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-20669 CVE-2024-20665 CVE-2024-20678 CVE-2024-26250 CVE-2024-26252 CVE-2024-26253 CVE-2024-26179 CVE-2024-26200  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — live-media — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — live-media — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 2022.02.07-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — live-media 2022.02.07-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38380 CVE-2021-38381 CVE-2021-38382 CVE-2021-38383 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships live-media 2022.02.07-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-38380. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Common Problems 111035

Windows Server 2025 Fast Startup Prevents Proper Shutdown State — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 January 2025 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~3 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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FreeBSD 14 — gftp — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — gftp — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 January 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gftp — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0372 CVE-2007-3961 CVE-2007-3962 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: Kalle Olavi Niemitalo discovered two boundary errors in fsplib code included in gFTP when processing overly long […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — glslang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — glslang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-3010 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged glslang<1.4.350.0 for vulnerability class 'null-pointer-dereference'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3010 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — ap-auth-kerb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — ap-auth-kerb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5989 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ap{,13,2,22}-auth-kerb<5.3 for vulnerability class 'buffer-overflow'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5989 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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FreeBSD 14 — cyrus-sasl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — cyrus-sasl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 January 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cyrus-sasl — Fix off by one error Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0884 CVE-2006-1721 CVE-2009-0688 CVE-2019-19906 Upstream summary: Cyrus SASL 2.1.x Release Notes New in 2.1.28 reports: Fix off by one error Table […]

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FreeBSD 14 — mariadb-connector-c — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — mariadb-connector-c — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 January 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MariaDB — Vulnerability in C API Related CVEs: CVE-2020-2574 Upstream summary: MariaDB reports: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Client. […]

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FreeBSD 14 — p5-RT-Authen-ExternalAuth — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — p5-RT-Authen-ExternalAuth — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 January 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rt and dependent modules — multiple security vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2770 CVE-2015-7686 CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944 Upstream summary: BestPractical reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom […]

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