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FreeBSD 12 — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 February 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wavpack — integer overflow in pack_utils.c Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10169 CVE-2016-10170 CVE-2016-10171 CVE-2016-10172 CVE-2018-10536 CVE-2018-10537 CVE-2018-10538 CVE-2018-10539  +5 more Upstream summary: The wavpack project reports: src/pack_utils.c – issue #91: fix integer […]

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Arch Linux — sddm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — sddm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202011-8 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28049 Upstream summary: Type: privilege escalation. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.18.1-3. Fixed in: 0.19.0-1. Group: AVG-1266. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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A Comparison of DNS Server Types:  How To Choose the Right DNS Configuration — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

A Comparison of DNS Server Types: How To Choose the Right DNS Configuration

DNS is a robust system that is absolutely essential in modern internet communication. Through a combination of delegation, redundancy, and caching, a client can receive the precise address of any of the system’s servers or sites by querying a complex network of computers for a simple name. In this article, we will discuss some of the different kinds of DNS servers that work together to make this possible. We will go over the advantages of each type and why you would choose one over another.

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