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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libidn2 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libidn2 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:2611-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12290 CVE-2019-18224 CVE-2015-2059 CVE-2015-8948 CVE-2016-6262 CVE-2016-6263 Upstream summary: GNU libidn2 before 2.2.0 fails to perform the roundtrip checks specified in RFC3490 Section 4.2 when converting […]

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Common Problems 121014

Debian 10 – boot is delayed by systemd-networkd-wait-online timeout

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 10 📖 ~1 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — podofo — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — podofo — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-2022:1316-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20093 CVE-2018-12983 CVE-2019-10723 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886  +12 more Upstream summary: The PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause […]

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FreeBSD 12 — OpenEXR — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — OpenEXR — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenEXR — multiple remote code execution and denial of service vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9110 CVE-2017-9111 CVE-2017-9112 CVE-2017-9113 CVE-2017-9114 CVE-2017-9115 CVE-2017-9116 Upstream summary: Brandon Perry reports: [There] is a zip file […]

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How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for […]

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Common Problems 119014

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Package Install Blocked by dpkg Lock

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 📖 ~1 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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-dbus-glib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-dbus-glib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dbus-glib — privledge escalation Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0292 Upstream summary: Sebastian Krahmer reports: A privilege escalation flaw was found in the way dbus-glib, the D-Bus add-on library to integrate the standard […]

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FreeBSD 12 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: freerdp — clients using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11017 CVE-2020-11018 CVE-2020-11019 CVE-2020-11038 CVE-2020-11039 CVE-2020-11040 CVE-2020-11041 CVE-2020-11043  +12 more Upstream summary: MITRE reports: All […]

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Common Problems 117498

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – boot delayed by systemd-networkd-wait-online timeout

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 20.04.6 📖 ~1 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 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — open-iscsi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — open-iscsi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6259-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13987 CVE-2020-13988 CVE-2020-17437 Upstream summary: Jos Wetzels, Stanislav Dashevskyi, and Amine Amri discovered that Open-iSCSI incorrectly handled certain checksums for IP packets. An attacker could possibly use […]

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