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Debian 12 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6684 CVE-2023-31606 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via […]

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Debian 12 — gettext — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — gettext — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0966 CVE-2018-18751 Upstream summary: The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6781-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-7101 Upstream summary: Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseExcel was passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type "eval". An attacker could craft a malicious file […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6478-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46316 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. Table […]

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How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 12 on Debian 12 Bookworm. Debian Bookworm uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 12 install with the standard […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-3245)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3245 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25815 CVE-2023-25652 CVE-2023-22490 CVE-2023-23946 CVE-2023-29007 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 1.12.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — hdf5 1.12.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17432 CVE-2018-11206 CVE-2018-13869 CVE-2018-13870 CVE-2018-14033 CVE-2018-14460 CVE-2018-17435 CVE-2019-9151  +1 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships hdf5 1.12.2-r0 which […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12207)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12207 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-23454 CVE-2023-23455 CVE-2022-45934 CVE-2022-47929 CVE-2022-41218 CVE-2022-45887 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — gimp — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — gimp — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 2.8.22-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gimp 2.8.22-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17784 CVE-2017-17785 CVE-2017-17786 CVE-2017-17787 CVE-2017-17788 CVE-2017-17789 CVE-2023-44441 CVE-2023-44442  +2 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships gimp 2.8.22-r2 which […]

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How to Install Containerd as a Container Runtime on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Containerd as a Container Runtime on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying install containerd as a container runtime on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm 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 […]

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