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Debian 11 — node-superagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — node-superagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16129 Upstream summary: The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks. In a ZIP bomb attack, the HTTP server replies with a compressed response that […]

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Debian 11 — git-annex — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — git-annex — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-6274 CVE-2017-12976 CVE-2018-10857 CVE-2018-10859 Upstream summary: git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, […]

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Windows Server 2019 – SMB Direct RDMA driver mismatch causes connection fallback – Fix and Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 September 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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

Debian 11 — xfsprogs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2150 Upstream summary: xfs_metadump in xfsprogs before 3.2.4 does not properly obfuscate file data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a generated image. Table […]

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How to Configure Disk Encryption with GELI on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Disk Encryption with GELI on FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Disk Encryption with GELI 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 for […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-text/mupdf — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-text/mupdf — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202408-29 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4216 CVE-2021-37220 CVE-2020-26519 CVE-2021-3407 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — python-py — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — python-py — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5138-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29651 Upstream summary: The py.path.svnwc component of py (aka python-py) through v1.9.0 contains a regular expression with an ambiguous subpattern that is susceptible to catastrophic backtracing. This […]

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