🟡 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-2013-6394 CVE-2014-2029 CVE-2015-1027 Upstream summary: Percona XtraBackup before 2.1.6 uses a constant string for the initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for local users […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]
A Content Security Policy (CSP) is a mechanism for web developers to increase the security of their websites. By setting a Content Security Policy, web developers can instruct web browsers to only load resources from certain trusted domains, enforce secure HTTPS connections, and even report policy violations as they occur. This can prevent many content injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which often lead to data leaks, website vandalism, and malware distribution.
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: patch — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-6951 CVE-2018-6952 Upstream summary: NVD reports: An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a […]
Arrow functions are a new way to write anonymous function expressions in JavaScript, and are similar to lambda functions in some other programming languages like Python. They differ from traditional functions in the way their scope is determined and how their syntax is expressed, and are particularly useful when passing a function as a parameter to a higher-order function, like an array iterator method. In this article, you will find examples of arrow function behavior and syntax.
How to Configure High Availability for File Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 High Availability (HA) for File Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 uses the Failover Clustering feature to ensure file shares remain accessible even when individual servers fail. Unlike a Scale-Out File Server — which provides active-active file serving across all nodes — […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12020 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]
In this article you will learn how to easily add a usage guide to your Node.js scripts with command-line-usage.
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4047-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10161 CVE-2019-10166 CVE-2019-10167 CVE-2019-10168 CVE-2018-12126 CVE-2018-12127 CVE-2018-12130 CVE-2019-11091 +9 more Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner and Ján Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker […]
Learn how to install MySQL on Ubuntu with this step-by-step guide. Configure MySQL, set up security, and troubleshoot installation issues
