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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/faac — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/faac — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202208-16 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19886 Upstream summary: An invalid pointer can be dereferenced in the huffcode function of libfaac/huff2.c, leading to a crash. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

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

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2020:177-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18218 CVE-2012-1571 CVE-2014-3710 CVE-2014-8116 CVE-2014-8117 CVE-2019-8905 CVE-2019-8906 CVE-2019-8907  +4 more Upstream summary: cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of […]

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FreeBSD 12 — xen-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xen-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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: xen-tools — xenstore denial of service via repeated update Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3672 CVE-2015-2152 CVE-2015-2752 CVE-2015-2756 CVE-2015-3209 CVE-2015-3259 CVE-2015-3456 CVE-2015-4103  +12 more Upstream summary: The Xen Project reports: Unprivileged guests may […]

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Download Selenium JARs and Configure in Eclipse — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

Download Selenium JARs and Configure in Eclipse

Selenium provides its API implementation in multiple programming languages. However, Selenium API Java-based bindings are the most popular. In this tutorial, we will learn how to download Selenium JARs and configure Eclipse IDE to use them in writing test scripts. To configure Eclipse with Selenium WebDriver, we need to perform the following activities: Installing Java […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-local — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-local — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: security/ossec-hids-* — root escalation via syscheck feature Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5284 CVE-2015-3222 Upstream summary: OSSEC reports: The CVE-2015-3222 vulnerability, which allows for root escalation via sys check has been fixed in […]

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How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper […]

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Windows Server 2019 – Failover cluster groups flap due to aggressive failback settings – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~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 Errors […]

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How to Configure Large Page Support on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Large Page Support on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure large page support on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1317 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10713 CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-20969 CVE-2018-6952 CVE-2019-13638 CVE-2015-1418 CVE-2019-13636 Upstream summary: do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: […]

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