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How to Harden the Linux Kernel with Grsecurity Patches on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden the Linux Kernel with Grsecurity Patches on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying harden the linux kernel with grsecurity patches on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. […]

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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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Ubuntu 22.04 — ruby-rmagick — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ruby-rmagick — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 June 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6960-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5349 Upstream summary: Nick Browning discovered that RMagick incorrectly handled memory under certain operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service […]

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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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Oracle Linux 9 — podman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — podman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-7765)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 June 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-7765 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-39318 CVE-2023-39321 CVE-2023-39322 CVE-2023-29409 CVE-2023-39319 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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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:18 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:18 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-4035)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 June 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-4035 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-31130 CVE-2023-31124 CVE-2022-4904 CVE-2023-31147 CVE-2023-32067 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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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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Oracle Linux 9 — libsndfile — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — libsndfile — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-2184)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 June 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-2184 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-33065 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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SLES 12 — ntfs — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — ntfs — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 June 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:3865-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40284 CVE-2021-33285 CVE-2021-33286 CVE-2021-33287 CVE-2021-33289 CVE-2021-35266 CVE-2021-35267 CVE-2021-35268  +12 more Upstream summary: A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an […]

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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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