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FreeBSD 12 — vips — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — vips — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Fix a buffer overflow in the tiff reader Upstream summary: libvips reports: A buffer overflow was found and fixed in the libvips code Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXrandr2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXrandr2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2016-7947 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXrandr 1.4.0 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer […]

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FreeBSD 12 — librsvg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — librsvg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: librsvg2 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7557 CVE-2015-7558 CVE-2019-20446 Upstream summary: Librsvg2 developers reports: Backport the following fixes from 2.46.x: Librsvg now has limits on the number of loaded XML […]

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How to Upgrade from Debian 8 to Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Upgrade from Debian 8 to Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up upgrade from debian 8 to 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 […]

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How to Configure Virtual Ethernet on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Virtual Ethernet on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure virtual ethernet on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — mini-httpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — mini-httpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 October 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4848-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18778 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ACME mini_httpd did not properly handle HTTP GET requests with empty headers. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to […]

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How to scrape Amazon Product Information using Beautiful Soup — step-by-step Python tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to scrape Amazon Product Information using Beautiful Soup

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/scrape-amazon-product-information-beautiful-soup/ Web Scraping is the programming-based technique for extracting relevant information from websites and storing it in the local system for further use. In modern times, web scraping has a lot of applications in the fields of Data Science and Marketing. Web scrapers across the world gather tons of information for either personal or […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — icoutils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — icoutils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2017:0166-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5208 CVE-2017-5333 CVE-2017-6009 CVE-2017-6011 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service […]

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How to Configure SMB Direct (RDMA) on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SMB Direct (RDMA) on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 SMB Direct SMB Direct is a feature of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol that takes advantage of network adapters with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) capabilities. RDMA allows data to be transferred directly between the memory of two computers over a network without involving the CPU, resulting in […]

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