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FreeBSD 12 — ko-netscape-communicator-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ko-netscape-communicator-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libpng stack-based buffer overflow and other code concerns Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 Upstream summary: Chris Evans has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in libpng, which can be exploited by malicious people […]

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How to Set Up Windows Server Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Windows Server Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) on Windows Server 2016

Introduction Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) is a Windows Server 2016 feature that automates the process of applying operating system updates to all nodes in a failover cluster while maintaining high availability. CAU orchestrates the patching sequence — draining workloads from each node, applying updates, restarting, bringing the node back online, and waiting for cluster health to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-kerberos — DoS and MitM vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3206 Upstream summary: macosforgebot reports: The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9772 CVE-2018-9838 CVE-2015-8869 Upstream summary: Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, […]

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How to Install and Configure BIND9 DNS Server on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure BIND9 DNS Server on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install and configure bind9 dns server 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 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — opencv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — opencv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4818-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15939 CVE-2019-14491 CVE-2017-18009 CVE-2019-14492 CVE-2019-14493 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenCV did not properly manage certain objects, leading to a divide-by-zero. If a user were tricked […]

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SLES 15 — libopenjpeg1 — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libopenjpeg1 — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-5030 CVE-2012-3358 CVE-2012-3535 CVE-2013-1447 CVE-2013-4289 CVE-2013-4290 CVE-2013-6045 CVE-2013-6052  +4 more Upstream summary: The tcd_free_encode function in tcd.c in OpenJPEG 1.3 through 1.5 allows remote attackers […]

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