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FreeBSD 13 — postgresql92-server — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — postgresql92-server — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8161 CVE-2015-0241 CVE-2015-0242 CVE-2015-0243 CVE-2015-0244 CVE-2015-3165 CVE-2015-3166 CVE-2015-3167  +11 more Upstream summary: The PostgreSQL project reports: CVE-2017-15098: Memory disclosure in JSON functions CVE-2017-15099: INSERT … ON […]

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FreeBSD 13 — moinmoin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — moinmoin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: moinmoin — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0708 CVE-2007-0857 CVE-2007-0901 CVE-2007-0902 CVE-2007-2423 CVE-2007-2673 CVE-2008-0780 CVE-2008-0781  +12 more Upstream summary: MoinMoin reports: Security fix for CVE-2020-25074: fix remote code execution via cache […]

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Debian 11 — nfdump — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — nfdump — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010057 CVE-2019-14459 Upstream summary: nfdump 1.6.16 and earlier is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The impact could range from a denial of service to local code […]

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Debian 11 — transifex-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — transifex-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2073 CVE-2013-7110 Upstream summary: Transifex command-line client before 0.9 does not validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a Transifex server via an arbitrary certificate. Table […]

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Arch Linux — spice — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — spice — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202107-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20201 CVE-2020-14355 CVE-2019-3813 CVE-2017-7506 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.14.3-3. Fixed in: 0.15.0-1. Group: AVG-1239. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: […]

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Debian 11 — ipmitool — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ipmitool — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4339 CVE-2020-5208 Upstream summary: ipmievd (aka the IPMI event daemon) in OpenIPMI, as used in the ipmitool package 1.8.11 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, Debian GNU/Linux, […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9372)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9372 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33909 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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What Is Immutable Infrastructure? — step-by-step Devops tutorial on Progressive Robot

What Is Immutable Infrastructure?

Immutable infrastructure is an infrastructure paradigm in which servers are never modified after they’re deployed. This article explains the conceptual and practical differences between mutable and immutable infrastructure, describes the advantages of using an immutable infrastructure and contextualizes the complications, and gives a high-level overview of the implementation details and necessary components for an immutable infrastructure.

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SLES 15 — npm8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — npm8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:2790-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-22930 CVE-2020-8174 CVE-2020-7774 CVE-2021-27290 CVE-2021-32803 CVE-2021-32804 CVE-2019-15604 CVE-2019-15605  +12 more Upstream summary: Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free […]

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