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Debian 11 — beagle — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — beagle — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-4791 CVE-2006-1296 CVE-2006-1865 Upstream summary: Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 10.0 cause the working directory to be added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which might allow local users […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — dwarves — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — dwarves — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:2128 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

Debian 11 — isync — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0289 CVE-2021-20247 CVE-2021-3578 CVE-2021-3657 Upstream summary: Isync 0.4 before 1.0.6, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or […]

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

Debian 11 — pitivi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0855 Upstream summary: The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path. Table of contents […]

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How to Configure ModSecurity WAF with Apache2 on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure ModSecurity WAF with Apache2 on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure ModSecurity WAF with Apache2 on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install with […]

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Debian 11 — privoxy — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — privoxy — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2503 CVE-2015-1030 CVE-2015-1031 CVE-2015-1380 CVE-2015-1381 CVE-2015-1382 CVE-2016-1982 CVE-2016-1983  +12 more Upstream summary: Privoxy before 3.0.21 does not properly handle Proxy-Authenticate and Proxy-Authorization headers in the client-server data stream, […]

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Debian 11 — libmarc-xml-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libmarc-xml-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1626 Upstream summary: XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MARC::File::XML module before 1.0.2 for Perl, as used in Evergreen, Koha, perl4lib, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — geocode-glib — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — geocode-glib — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1586 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13012 CVE-2020-13543 CVE-2020-13584 CVE-2020-16125 CVE-2020-9948 CVE-2020-9951 CVE-2020-9983 CVE-2021-1817  +4 more Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. The following packages have been upgraded to a later […]

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How to Install and Configure Ansible on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Ansible on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS

Configuration management is an administrative concept that deals with managing multiple remote machines from a single server in an automated way. Ansible is a simple, but powerful configuration management system that communicates with and configures remote systems through simple SSH connections. In this guide, we will discuss how to install and configure an Ansible server that we can later use to control our hosts

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