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How to Configure SSL/TLS on Nginx on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SSL/TLS on Nginx on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure ssl/tls on nginx 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 and […]

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FreeBSD 12 — lifetype — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — lifetype — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: lifetype — ADOdb "server.php" Insecure Test Script Security Issue Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0146 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: A security issue has been discovered in LifeType, which can be exploited by malicious […]

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How To Use Vuls as a Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use Vuls as a Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 18.04

Vuls is an open-source, agentless vulnerability scanner written in Go. It automates security vulnerability analysis of the software installed on a system. In this tutorial, you’ll deploy Vuls to an Ubuntu 18.04 server — building Vuls and its dependencies from source code, configuring scanning and reporting to Slack, and optionally connecting it to target machines to enable remote scanning.

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FreeBSD 12 — imwheel — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — imwheel — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: imwheel — insecure handling of PID file Upstream summary: A Computer Academic Underground advisory describes the consequences of imwheel's handling of the process ID file (PID file): imwheel exclusively uses […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — tboot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — tboot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2017:3100-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16837 Upstream summary: Certain function pointers in Trusted Boot (tboot) through 1.9.6 are not validated and can cause arbitrary code execution, which allows local users […]

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SLES 15 — 389-ds — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — 389-ds — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 16 December 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:1207-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14624 CVE-2014-8105 CVE-2014-8112 CVE-2015-1854 CVE-2015-3230 CVE-2017-15134 CVE-2017-15135 CVE-2018-10850  +1 more Upstream summary: A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The […]

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