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Windows Server 2016 — KB5089466 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5089466 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5089466 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-35421 CVE-2026-32161 CVE-2026-40403 CVE-2026-21530 CVE-2026-33834 CVE-2026-34329 CVE-2026-34330 CVE-2026-34331  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Microsoft summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows an […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-kvm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-kvm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 6, 2026
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8279-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-35862 CVE-2024-50060 CVE-2026-23274 CVE-2026-23351 CVE-2026-31419 CVE-2026-31431 CVE-2026-31504 CVE-2026-31533  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Linux kernel algif_aead module did not properly handle in-place cryptographic […]

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How to Secure MariaDB with mysql_secure_installation on RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MariaDB with mysql_secure_installation on RHEL 10

  • May 5, 2026
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Introduction Setting up secure mariadb with mysql_secure_installation on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Secure MariaDB with mysql_secure_installation on RHEL 10, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in mind, and how to […]

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Windows Server 2025 — KB5079420 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025 — KB5079420 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5079420 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23669 CVE-2026-23671 CVE-2026-23672 CVE-2026-23673 CVE-2026-24283 CVE-2026-24285 CVE-2026-24287 CVE-2026-24289  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2025 Microsoft summary: Use after free in RPC Runtime allows an […]

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FreeBSD 15 — php52-sqlite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — php52-sqlite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 5, 2026
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php5-sqlite — open_basedir bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3365 Upstream summary: MITRE CVE team reports: The SQLite functionality in PHP before 5.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism via […]

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FreeBSD 15 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 5, 2026
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libvorbis — two vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3106 CVE-2008-1419 CVE-2008-1420 CVE-2008-1423 CVE-2009-3379 CVE-2017-14160 CVE-2017-14632 CVE-2017-14633  +3 more Upstream summary: Two vulnerabilities were fixed in the upstream repository: The bark_noise_hybridmp function allows […]

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FreeBSD 15 — firebird-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — firebird-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

  • May 5, 2026
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: firebird — multiple remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities Upstream summary: RISE Security reports: There exists multiple vulnerabilities within functions of Firebird Relational Database, which when properly exploited can lead to remote […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — firewalld — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — firewalld — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 5, 2026
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2026-1636 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-4948 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in firewalld. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by mis-authorizing two runtime D-Bus (Desktop Bus) setters, setZoneSettings2 and […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libXpm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libXpm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 5, 2026
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libXpm — Out-of-bounds read in xpmNextWord() Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0687 CVE-2004-0688 CVE-2022-44617 CVE-2022-46285 CVE-2022-4883 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 CVE-2026-4367 Upstream summary: The X.Org project reports: libXpm uses a number of internal helper functions […]

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FreeBSD 15 — compat5x-alpha — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — compat5x-alpha — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 5, 2026
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openssl — potential SSL 2.0 rollback Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2969 Upstream summary: Vulnerability: Such applications are affected if they use the option SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING. This option is implied by use of SSL_OP_ALL, […]

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