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FreeBSD 13 — linux-f8-pango — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-f8-pango — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pango — integer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1194 Upstream summary: oCERT reports: Pango suffers from a multiplicative integer overflow which may lead to a potentially exploitable, heap overflow depending on the […]

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Gentoo Linux — mail-client/claws-mail — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — mail-client/claws-mail — 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-202007-56 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15917 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Claws Mail was not properly handling state within the STARTTLS protocol handshake. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — kmail — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — kmail — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7731-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17689 CVE-2020-11880 Upstream summary: Damian Poddebniak, Christian Dresen, Jens Müller, Fabian Ising, Sebastian Schinzel, Simon Friedberger, Juraj Somorovsky, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that KMail could be made […]

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How to Configure restic Backup Solution on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure restic Backup Solution on Debian 9

Introduction How to Configure restic Backup Solution on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 9. […]

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Primefaces Menu, MenuBar, MenuButton, TieredMenu, SlideMenu Example — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

Primefaces Menu, MenuBar, MenuButton, TieredMenu, SlideMenu Example

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/primefaces-menu-menubar-menubutton-tieredmenu-slidemenu-example/ The major aim of this tutorial is to cover the main menu components that get used with Primefaces implementation. Typically, a huge amount of applications spread over internet use a different form of menus. This tutorial will cover the following types of menu: [Menu](#menu): Is a navigation component with submenus and menu items. […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — icu — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5156-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30535 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ICU contains a double free issue. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly […]

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