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openSUSE Tumbleweed — rxvt-unicode — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — rxvt-unicode — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2023:0306-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4170 CVE-2021-33477 CVE-2008-1142 CVE-2014-3121 CVE-2017-7483 Upstream summary: The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker […]

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How to Set Up OpenVSwitch on Oracle Linux 9 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up OpenVSwitch on Oracle Linux 9

Introduction Oracle Linux 9 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying set up openvswitch on oracle linux 9 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Set Up OpenVSwitch on Oracle Linux 9, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libgit2 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libgit2 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12278 CVE-2020-12279 CVE-2016-10129 CVE-2016-10130 CVE-2016-10128 CVE-2018-10887 CVE-2018-10888 CVE-2019-1351  +7 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libgit2<0.99.0 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12278 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — polkit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — polkit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 0.120-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — polkit 0.120-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4034 CVE-2021-3560 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships polkit 0.120-r2 which addresses CVE-2021-4034. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — gvfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — gvfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.40.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gvfs 1.40.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12795 CVE-2019-12449 CVE-2019-12447 CVE-2019-12448 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships gvfs 1.40.2-r0 which addresses CVE-2019-12795. Table of contents Symptom […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ed — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ed — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3916 CVE-2006-6939 CVE-2017-5357 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ed<1.0 for vulnerability class 'remote-system-access'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3916 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-video/ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-video/ffmpeg — 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-202312-14 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33815 CVE-2021-38171 CVE-2021-38291 CVE-2022-1475 CVE-2022-3964 CVE-2022-3965 CVE-2022-48434 CVE-2020-35964  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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How to Install and Configure Samba File Server on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Samba File Server on Debian 12

Introduction How to Install and Configure Samba File Server on Debian 12 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 12 Bookworm server. Debian 12 Bookworm ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from […]

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