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FreeBSD 12 — p5-Config-IniFiles — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-Config-IniFiles — 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: p5-Config-IniFiles — unsafe temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2451 Upstream summary: Unsafe Temporary file creation Config::IniFiles used a predictable name for its temporary file without opening it correctly. Table of […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — shotwell — security advisory — 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: shotwell — failure to encrypt authentication Upstream summary: Jens Georg reports: I have just released Shotwell 0.24.5 and 0.25.4 which turn on HTTPS encryption all over the publishing plugins. Users […]

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How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10

Introduction How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — oftpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — oftpd — 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: oftpd denial-of-service vulnerability (PORT command) Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0376 Upstream summary: Philippe Oechslin reported a denial-of-service vulnerability in oftpd. The oftpd server can be crashed by sending a PORT command containing […]

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How To Secure PostgreSQL Against Automated Attacks — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Secure PostgreSQL Against Automated Attacks

In this tutorial, we will show an essential first step toward mitigating the specific risk that can be created when configuring PostgreSQL to allow remote connections. While this an important first step, since servers can be compromised in other ways, we also recommend that you take additional measures to protect your data, outlined in the section, [Additional Security Considerations](#additional-security-configuration).

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Ubuntu 20.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5272-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17233 CVE-2018-17234 CVE-2018-17237 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. […]

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

SLES 15 — oddjob — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10737 Upstream summary: A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — go-toolset:ol8 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — go-toolset:ol8 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-3665)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-3665 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15586 CVE-2020-14040 CVE-2020-16845 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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