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

AlmaLinux 8 — hostapd — 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-2022:1938 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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Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/libjcat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/libjcat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202007-04 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10759 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in fwupd and libjcat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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FreeBSD 13 — openafs — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — openafs — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openafs — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1794 CVE-2013-4134 CVE-2014-0159 CVE-2015-7762 CVE-2015-7763 CVE-2015-8312 CVE-2016-2860 CVE-2016-4536 Upstream summary: The OpenAFS development team reports: Foreign users can bypass access controls to create groups […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — gdm3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gdm3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4614-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16125 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to cause […]

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How to Configure Gitea Self-Hosted Git Service on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Gitea Self-Hosted Git Service on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure gitea self-hosted git service on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — dom4j — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — dom4j — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4619-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000632 CVE-2020-10683 Upstream summary: Mário Areias discovered that dom4j did not properly validate XML document elements. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to […]

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How To Set Up an NFS Mount on CentOS 6 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up an NFS Mount on CentOS 6

This tutorial covers setting up an NFS mount on CentOS. NFS mounts work to share a directory between several virtual servers. This has the advantage of saving disk space, as the home directory is only kept on one virtual private server, and others can connect to it over the network. When setting up mounts, NFS is most effective for permanent fixtures that should always be accessible.

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