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

FreeBSD 13 — websvn — 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: websvn — reflected cross-site scripting Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5918 CVE-2008-5919 CVE-2009-0240 CVE-2013-6892 CVE-2016-2511 Upstream summary: Sebastien Delafond reports: Jakub Palaczynski discovered that websvn, a web viewer for Subversion repositories, does not […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Image Builder security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Image Builder security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-7548)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7548 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-32189 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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FreeBSD 13 — kdebase-workspace — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — kdebase-workspace — 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: KDM — local privilege escalation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0436 Upstream summary: KDE Security Advisory reports: KDM contains a race condition that allows local attackers to make arbitrary files on the […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py36-yaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py36-yaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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: PyYAML — arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18342 CVE-2020-14343 CVE-2020-1747 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library in versions before 5.4, where it is susceptible to arbitrary […]

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How to Install and Configure ISC DHCP Server on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure ISC DHCP Server on FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Install and Configure ISC DHCP Server on FreeBSD 13 on FreeBSD 13. 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 […]

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Debian 10 — gst-plugins-bad1.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — gst-plugins-bad1.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3185 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Debian 11 — prboom-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — prboom-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20797 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5. There is a buffer overflow in client and server code responsible for handling received UDP packets, as […]

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Using ldflags to Set Version Information for Go Applications — step-by-step Programming tutorial on Progressive Robot

Using ldflags to Set Version Information for Go Applications

In this tutorial, you will use the Go flag -ldflags to change the value of variables at build time and introduce your own dynamic information into a binary, using a sample application that prints version information to the screen. This passes a flag to the underlying Go toolchain linker, cmd/link, that allows you to change the values of imported packages at build time from the command line.

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Debian 11 — postgis — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — postgis — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18359 Upstream summary: PostGIS 2.x before 2.3.3, as used with PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted ST_AsX3D function input, as demonstrated by […]

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Debian 11 — libwebp — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libwebp — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5127 CVE-2016-9085 CVE-2016-9969 CVE-2018-25009 CVE-2018-25010 CVE-2018-25011 CVE-2018-25012 CVE-2018-25013  +8 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service […]

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