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Ubuntu 18.04 — libde265 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libde265 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6764-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-51792 CVE-2023-27102 CVE-2023-27103 CVE-2023-43887 CVE-2023-47471 CVE-2023-49465 CVE-2023-49467 CVE-2023-49468  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libde265 could be made to allocate memory that exceeds the maximum […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — sdl2_ttf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — sdl2_ttf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.20.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — sdl2_ttf 2.20.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-27470 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships sdl2_ttf 2.20.0-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-27470. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Set Up Tekton CI/CD Pipelines on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Tekton CI/CD Pipelines on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying set up tekton ci/cd pipelines 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 Before […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — open-vm-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — open-vm-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-3948)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3948 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-20867 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — ctdb — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — ctdb — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-IU-2023:731-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4154 CVE-2020-25720 CVE-2023-34966 CVE-2023-3961 CVE-2023-4091 CVE-2023-42669 CVE-2023-42670 CVE-2022-2127  +3 more Upstream summary: A design flaw was found in Samba's DirSync control implementation, which exposes […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — nodejs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-5765)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5765 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-44487 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks on Debian 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Nginx Server Blocks 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 […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 7.3.6.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libreoffice 7.3.6.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3140 CVE-2022-26305 CVE-2022-26306 CVE-2022-26307 CVE-2021-25636 CVE-2021-25631 CVE-2021-25632 CVE-2021-25633  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships libreoffice 7.3.6.2-r0 which […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — linux-firmware — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — linux-firmware — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2024:7481 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-20584 CVE-2023-31356 CVE-2022-46329 CVE-2023-20592 CVE-2023-31346 CVE-2023-20569 CVE-2023-20593 Upstream summary: The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to operate. Security Fix(es): * […]

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

Debian 12 — http-parser — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 January 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15605 CVE-2020-8287 Upstream summary: HTTP request smuggling in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes malicious payload delivery when transfer-encoding is malformed Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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