How to Convert a String to a List in Python: Step-by-Step Guide
Learn Python string concatenation with + operator, join(), format(), f-strings, and more. Explore examples and tips for efficient string manipulation.
openSUSE Tumbleweed — potrace — 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 security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8685 CVE-2013-7437 CVE-2017-12067 Upstream summary: The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access […]
FreeBSD 12 — php55-bcmath — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 25 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3074 Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: BCMath: Fixed bug #72093 (bcpowmod accepts negative scale and corrupts _one_ definition). Exif: Fixed bug #72094 (Out […]
FreeBSD 12 — rubygem19-activemodel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 25 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ruby Activemodel Gem — Circumvention of attr_protected Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0276 Upstream summary: Aaron Patterson reports: The attr_protected method allows developers to specify a blacklist of model attributes which users should […]
openSUSE Tumbleweed — mailman — 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:2011:007 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0707 CVE-2015-2775 CVE-2016-6893 Upstream summary: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cgi/confirm.py in GNU Mailman 2.1.14 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web […]
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP Stack) on Debian 8
The LEMP software stack is a group of software that can be used to serve dynamic web pages and web applications. This is an acronym that describes a Linux operating system, with an Nginx web server. The backend data is stored in the MySQL database and the dynamic processing…
Ubuntu 16.04 — mercurial — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 25 September 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5102-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3902 CVE-2018-17983 Upstream summary: USN-5102-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Mercurial. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It […]
openSUSE Tumbleweed — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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:2008:011 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1372 CVE-2010-0405 CVE-2019-12900 CVE-2016-3189 Upstream summary: bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted […]
SLES 15 — librrd8 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 25 September 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:0103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2131 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of […]
Gentoo Linux — net-misc/ssvnc — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202006-06 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20020 CVE-2018-20021 CVE-2018-20022 CVE-2018-20024 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ssvnc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]