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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tptest — pwd Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: TPTEST is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code […]

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Windows Server 2012 R2 NVMe Driver Mismatch Throttles Throughput After Patching – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related […]

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How to Install Node.js on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Node.js on RHEL 7

How to Install Node.js on RHEL 7 Node.js is a server-side JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 engine. It is widely used for building REST APIs, real-time applications, microservices, and command-line tooling. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 does not ship a recent version of Node.js in its default repositories, so several installation methods are available […]

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FreeBSD 12 — exim — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — exim — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: exim — SQL injection Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0400 CVE-2005-0021 CVE-2005-0022 CVE-2010-4345 CVE-2011-0017 CVE-2011-1407 CVE-2011-1764 CVE-2012-5671  +6 more Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: Exim 4.98 before 4.98.1, when SQLite hints and ETRN serialization […]

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FreeBSD 12 — owncloud — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — owncloud — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: owncloud — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2039 CVE-2013-2040 CVE-2013-2041 CVE-2013-2042 CVE-2013-2043 CVE-2013-2044 CVE-2013-2045 CVE-2013-2047  +9 more Upstream summary: Owncloud reports: Reflected XSS in OCS provider discovery (oC-SA-2016-001) Information Exposure Through […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — paramiko — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — paramiko — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3796-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000805 CVE-2018-7750 Upstream summary: Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass […]

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How to Set a Hostname and FQDN on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set a Hostname and FQDN on RHEL 7

How to Set a Hostname and FQDN on RHEL 7 A properly configured hostname is one of the most fundamental aspects of Linux system administration. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the hostname identifies your machine on the network and appears in log files, shell prompts, and monitoring tools. Getting it right — including the […]

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