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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba File Sharing on Ubuntu 24.04

Samba implements the SMB protocol on Linux, enabling file sharing between Linux servers and Windows clients. This guide sets up a Samba file server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS accessible from Windows and macOS machines. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges A Windows or macOS […]

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Debian 13 — nethack — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — nethack — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0358 CVE-2003-0359 CVE-2019-19905 CVE-2020-5209 CVE-2020-5210 CVE-2020-5211 CVE-2020-5212 CVE-2020-5213  +4 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in (1) nethack 3.4.0 and earlier, and (2) falconseye 1.9.3 and earlier, which is […]

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Debian 13 — librabbitmq — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — librabbitmq — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18609 CVE-2023-35789 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in amqp_handle_input in amqp_connection.c in rabbitmq-c 0.9.0. There is an integer overflow that leads to heap memory corruption in the […]

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Debian 13 — awstats — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — awstats — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0116 CVE-2005-0362 CVE-2005-0363 CVE-2005-0435 CVE-2005-0436 CVE-2005-0437 CVE-2005-0438 CVE-2005-1527  +12 more Upstream summary: AWStats 6.1, and other versions before 6.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell […]

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Debian 11 — libgepub — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libgepub — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2025-6196 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in libgepub, a library used to read EPUB files. The software mishandles file size calculations when opening specially crafted EPUB files, […]

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How to Set Up an SFTP-Only Jail on Debian 13 — step-by-step Debian 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up an SFTP-Only Jail on Debian 13

Introduction Deploying set up an sftp-only jail on a Debian 13 Trixie machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites You will need a […]

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Debian 13 — commons-daemon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — commons-daemon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2729 Upstream summary: native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and […]

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Debian 13 — binutils-mingw-w64 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — binutils-mingw-w64 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8484 CVE-2014-8485 CVE-2014-8501 CVE-2014-8502 CVE-2014-8503 CVE-2014-8504 CVE-2014-8737 CVE-2014-8738 Upstream summary: The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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Debian 13 — civetweb — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — civetweb — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27304 CVE-2025-55763 CVE-2025-9648 Upstream summary: The CivetWeb web library does not validate uploaded filepaths when running on an OS other than Windows, when using the built-in HTTP form-based […]

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Debian 13 — xonix — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — xonix — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2025 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0157 Upstream summary: x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary […]

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