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FreeBSD 12 — xscreensaver-gnome-hacks — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xscreensaver-gnome-hacks — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xscreensaver – lock bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8025 Upstream summary: RedHat bugzilla reports: In dual screen configurations, unplugging one screen will cause xscreensaver to crash, leaving the screen unlocked. Table of […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libssh2 — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libssh2 — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.9.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libssh2 1.9.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17498 CVE-2019-13115 CVE-2019-3855 CVE-2019-3856 CVE-2019-3857 CVE-2019-3858 CVE-2019-3859 CVE-2019-3860  +4 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships libssh2 1.9.0-r1 which […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mysql-scripts — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mysql-scripts — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mysql-scripts — mysqlaccess insecure temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0457 CVE-2005-0004 Upstream summary: The Debian Security Team reports: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a temporary […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libpurple — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libpurple — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libpurple/pidgin — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1373 CVE-2009-1374 CVE-2009-1375 CVE-2009-1376 CVE-2009-2694 CVE-2010-0277 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423  +11 more Upstream summary: The pidgin development team reports: . Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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FreeBSD 12 — drm-current-kmod — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — drm-current-kmod — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: drm graphics drivers — potential information disclusure via local access Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0154 CVE-2019-11112 CVE-2019-14615 Upstream summary: Intel reports: .A potential security vulnerability in Intel(R) Processor Graphics may allow information […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4038-4 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1834494 CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: USN-4038-1 fixed a vulnerability in bzip2. The update introduced a regression causing bzip2 to incorrect raises CRC errors for some files. This […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — icu — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — icu — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5133-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21913 CVE-2020-10531 CVE-2017-15422 CVE-2017-14952 CVE-2017-7867 CVE-2017-7868 CVE-2014-9911 CVE-2015-4844  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ICU contains a use after free issue. An attacker could use […]

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SLES 12 — v4l-conf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — v4l-conf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:1712-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13696 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in LinuxTV xawtv before 3.107. The function dev_open() in v4l-conf.c does not perform sufficient checks to prevent an […]

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Arch Linux — libraw — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libraw — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201805-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10529 CVE-2018-10528 CVE-2017-14265 CVE-2017-13735 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.18.9-1. Fixed in: 0.18.10-1. Group: AVG-681. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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