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Alpine Linux edge — xscreensaver — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — xscreensaver — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 6.02-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xscreensaver 6.02-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-34557 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships xscreensaver 6.02-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-34557. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python-pip — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python-pip — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:7176 Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4559 CVE-2021-3572 Upstream summary: pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package […]

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How to Use bosboot to Update Boot Device on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use bosboot to Update Boot Device 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 use bosboot to update boot device on ibm aix […]

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How to Install Jaeger for Distributed Tracing on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Jaeger for Distributed Tracing on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install jaeger for distributed tracing on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libcaca — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libcaca — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202402-19 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3410 Upstream summary: A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py39-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py39-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-psutil — double free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: ret2libc reports: psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php55-xsl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php55-xsl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6834 CVE-2015-6835 CVE-2015-6836 CVE-2015-6837 CVE-2015-6838 Upstream summary: PHP reports: Core: Fixed bug #70172 (Use After Free Vulnerability in unserialize()). Fixed bug #70219 (Use after […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py38-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py38-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: The Update Framwork — path traversal vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41131 Upstream summary: NVD reports: python-tuf is a Python reference implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). In both clients (`tuf/client` and […]

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How to Register a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Register a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 13

Introduction FreeBSD 13 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up register a github actions self-hosted runner on freebsd 13 on FreeBSD 13 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from […]

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