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FreeBSD 12 — subversion-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — subversion-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: subversion — WebDAV fails to protect metadata Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0749 Upstream summary: In some situations, subversion metadata may be unexpectedly disclosed via WebDAV. A subversion advisory states: mod_authz_svn, the Apache […]

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How To Use the Docker 1-Click Install on the cloud provider — step-by-step Docker tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use the Docker 1-Click Install on the cloud provider

Docker is an application that simplifies the process of managing application processes in containers. This tutorial will guide you through spinning up a cloud servers with Docker and Docker Compose pre-installed, using the the cloud provider Docker 1-Click App. Additionally, after creating your Droplet, you will be guided through other use cases and common Docker commands.

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FreeBSD 12 — py38-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py38-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-psutil — double free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: ret2libc reports: psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a […]

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Debian 10 — cacti — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — cacti — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17358 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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How To Install the Munin Monitoring Tool on Debian 8 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install the Munin Monitoring Tool on Debian 8

Munin is a system, network, and infrastructure monitoring application that provides information in graphs through a web browser. It is designed around a client-server architecture and can be configured to monitor the machine it’s installed on (the _Munin master_) and any number of client machines, which in Munin parlance, are called _Munin nodes_.

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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-mistral-lib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-mistral-lib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7465-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16848 CVE-2018-16849 CVE-2019-3866 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mistral incorrectly handled nested anchors in YAML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — fuse — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — fuse — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:005 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0541 CVE-2015-3202 CVE-2009-3297 Upstream summary: fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary […]

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SLES 12 — evolution — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — evolution — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:3375-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11879 CVE-2018-15587 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=…" parameter, a website (or other source […]

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How to Install Memcached on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Memcached on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install memcached on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure […]

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How To Install the Latest MySQL on Debian 10 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install the Latest MySQL on Debian 10

MySQL is a prominent open source database management system used to store and retrieve data for a wide variety of popular applications. MySQL is the M in the LAMP stack, a commonly used set of open source software that also includes Linux, the…

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