How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on CentOS 8
Let’s Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that facilitates obtaining and installing free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web…
IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-20515 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide
🟡 Medium ⏱ 15–45 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-2021-20515, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-20515 NVD summary: IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local privileged user could overflow […]
FreeBSD 13 — ircd-ratbox-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: irc-ratbox — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4016 CVE-2010-0300 Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: The first affects the /quote HELP module and allows a user to trigger an IRCD crash on some […]
FreeBSD 13 — isc-dhcp43-relay — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isc-dhcpd — Denial of Service Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8605 Upstream summary: ISC reports: A badly formed packet with an invalid IPv4 UDP length field can cause a DHCP server, client, or […]
Ubuntu 22.04 external monitor not detected
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]
FreeBSD 13 — linux-c6-expat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: expat — denial of service vulnerability on malformed input Related CVEs: CVE-2016-0718 Upstream summary: Gustavo Grieco reports: The Expat XML parser mishandles certain kinds of malformed input documents, resulting in […]
FreeBSD 13 — py39-pygments — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-pygments — multiple DoS vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20270 CVE-2021-27291 Upstream summary: Red Hat reports: An infinite loop in SMLLexer in Pygments versions 1.5 to 2.7.3 may lead to denial of […]
How to Configure Process Resource Manager on IBM AIX 7.3
Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 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 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure process resource manager on IBM AIX 7.3 with […]
FreeBSD 13 — quake2lnx — security advisory — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: quake2 — multiple critical vulnerabilities Upstream summary: An advisory published by Richard Stanway describes numerous critical vulnerabilities in the Quake II engine: Due to unchecked input at various stages in […]
FreeBSD 13 — nap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nap allows arbitrary file access Upstream summary: According to the author: Fixed security loophole which allowed remote clients to access arbitrary files on our system. Table of contents Symptom & […]
