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Ubuntu 18.04 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5282-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14267 CVE-2019-14934 CVE-2020-20740 CVE-2020-9549 CVE-2021-3508 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly handling corrupted PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-3838)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3838 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38496 CVE-2021-38500 CVE-2021-38502 CVE-2021-38498 CVE-2021-38501 CVE-2021-32810 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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FreeBSD 13 — libXxf86dga — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — libXxf86dga — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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How to Configure nftables Firewall on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure nftables Firewall on RHEL 9

nftables is the modern successor to iptables and is the default firewall framework in RHEL 9. It replaces iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables with a single unified tool, offering better performance through an improved kernel path, atomic rule replacement, and a cleaner, more readable configuration syntax. This tutorial covers everything you need to know to […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python-sphinx — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python-sphinx — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:1964 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — make — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — make — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:2015 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libmemcached — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libmemcached — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:1794 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202208-36 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-2145 CVE-2021-2250 CVE-2021-2264 CVE-2021-2266 CVE-2021-2279 CVE-2021-2280 CVE-2021-2281 CVE-2021-2282  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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