Security Hardening

Debian 9 — mysql-connector-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — mysql-connector-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-2875 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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Debian 11 — enscript — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — enscript — multiple vulnerabilities (6 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-2004-1184 CVE-2004-1185 CVE-2004-1186 CVE-2008-3863 CVE-2008-4306 CVE-2008-5078 Upstream summary: The EPSF pipe support in enscript 1.6.3 allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters. […]

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Debian 12 — openipmi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — openipmi — 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-2024-42934 Upstream summary: OpenIPMI before 2.0.36 has an out-of-bounds array access (for authentication type) in the ipmi_sim simulator, resulting in denial of service or (with very low probability) […]

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Debian 13 — vim-syntastic — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — vim-syntastic — 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-2018-11319 Upstream summary: Syntastic (aka vim-syntastic) through 3.9.0 does not properly handle searches for configuration files (it searches the current directory up to potentially the root). This improper handling […]

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

Debian 11 — notmuch — 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-2012-1103 Upstream summary: emacs/notmuch-mua.el in Notmuch before 0.11.1, when using the Emacs interface, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted MML tags, which are not […]

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Debian 12 — skktools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — skktools — 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-2007-3916 Upstream summary: The main function in skkdic-expr.c in SKK Tools 1.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a skkdic$PID […]

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Debian 13 — eggdrop — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — eggdrop — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0274 CVE-2007-2807 CVE-2009-1789 Upstream summary: Share.mod in Eggheads Eggdrop IRC bot 1.6.10 through 1.6.15 can mistakenly assign STAT_OFFERED status to a bot that is not a sharebot, which […]

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Debian 13 — omega-rpg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — omega-rpg — 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-2003-0932 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in omega-rpg 0.90 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) command line or (2) environment variable. Table of contents […]

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

Debian 11 — youtube-dl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2023-35934 CVE-2024-38519 Upstream summary: yt-dlp is a command-line program to download videos from video sites. During file downloads, yt-dlp or the external downloaders that yt-dlp employs may leak […]

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