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Debian 12 — lua5.1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — lua5.1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5461 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the vararg functions in ldo.c in Lua 5.1 through 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py33-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py33-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pycrypto — PRNG reseed race condition Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1445 Upstream summary: Dwayne Litzenberger reports: In PyCrypto before v2.6.1, the Crypto.Random pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) exhibits a race condition that may […]

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Debian 11 — taglib — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — taglib — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-1107 CVE-2012-1108 CVE-2012-1584 CVE-2012-2396 CVE-2017-12678 CVE-2018-11439 CVE-2023-47466 Upstream summary: The analyzeCurrent function in ape/apeproperties.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service […]

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How to Configure newsyslog Log Rotation on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure newsyslog Log Rotation on FreeBSD 14

Introduction FreeBSD 14 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up configure newsyslog log rotation on freebsd 14 on FreeBSD 14 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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Debian 12 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — pdfresurrect — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14267 CVE-2019-14934 CVE-2020-20740 CVE-2020-9549 CVE-2021-3508 Upstream summary: PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled. Table […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — python3-pycryptodome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — python3-pycryptodome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-RU-2024:1829-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-52323 Upstream summary: PyCryptodome and pycryptodomex before 3.19.1 allow side-channel leakage for OAEP decryption, exploitable for a Manger attack. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Debian 12 — libffi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libffi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000376 Upstream summary: libffi requests an executable stack allowing attackers to more easily trigger arbitrary code execution by overwriting the stack. Please note that libffi is used by […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — python-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — python-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-15874)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-15874 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49083 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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How to Install Puppet Agent on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Puppet Agent on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install puppet agent on debian 12 on Bookworm leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bookworm freeze. Follow each step carefully and the […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — gssntlmssp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-3097)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 November 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3097 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25564 CVE-2023-25563 CVE-2023-25565 CVE-2023-25566 CVE-2023-25567 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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