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FreeBSD 12 — ja-lynx — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ja-lynx — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: lynx — SSL certificate validation error Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3120 Upstream summary: Axel Beckert reports: […] I was able to capture the password given on the commandline in traffic of an […]

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How To Use MySQL with Your Ruby on Rails Application on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use MySQL with Your Ruby on Rails Application on Ubuntu 14.04

Ruby on Rails uses sqlite3 as its default database, which works great in many cases, but may not be sufficient for your application. If your application requires the scalability, centralization, and control (or any other feature) that a client/server SQL database, this tutorial will show you how to do just that, with MySQL, on Ubuntu 14.04.

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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-ecdsa — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-ecdsa — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 October 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4196-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14853 CVE-2019-14859 Upstream summary: It was discovered that python-ecdsa incorrectly handled certain signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-ecdsa to generate unexpected […]

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SLES 15 — libnma0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libnma0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 October 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6590 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in network-manager-applet (aka network-manager-gnome) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10. A local attacker could […]

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How to Install Grafana on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Grafana on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install grafana on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and the resulting […]

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How To Set Up VNC Server on Debian 8 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up VNC Server on Debian 8

VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a system that enables users to connect and interact with graphical desktops of remote computers. It can transmit screen updates, and keyboard and mouse events, over the network.

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SA:2010:008 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0001 CVE-2009-2624 Upstream summary: Integer underflow in the unlzw function in unlzw.c in gzip before 1.4 on 64-bit platforms, as used in ncompress and probably […]

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Debian 10 — slurm-llnl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — slurm-llnl — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12838 CVE-2019-19728 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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