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How to Configure RAID with mdadm on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure RAID with mdadm on Debian 12

Introduction How to Configure RAID with mdadm on Debian 12 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 12 Bookworm server. Debian 12 Bookworm ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 12. […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python-pytest-mock — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python-pytest-mock — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-2023:5994 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40217 CVE-2023-24329 CVE-2019-7164 CVE-2019-7548 CVE-2019-9636 CVE-2022-40897 CVE-2022-48560 CVE-2022-48565  +12 more Upstream summary: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language that supports modules, classes, exceptions, high-level dynamic data types, […]

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Debian 12 — acl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — acl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4411 Upstream summary: The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the –physical (aka […]

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Debian 12 — ctorrent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ctorrent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1759 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the btFiles::BuildFromMI function (trunk/btfiles.cpp) in Enhanced CTorrent (aka dTorrent) 3.3.2 and probably earlier, and CTorrent 1.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — quassel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — quassel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 0.13.1-r6 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — quassel 0.13.1-r6 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-34825 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships quassel 0.13.1-r6 which addresses CVE-2021-34825. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Debian 12 — httrack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — httrack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3429 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary […]

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Debian 12 — postgresql-common — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — postgresql-common — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1255 CVE-2017-8806 CVE-2019-3466 Upstream summary: The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — mini_httpd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — mini_httpd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.30-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — mini_httpd 1.30-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18778 CVE-2017-17663 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships mini_httpd 1.30-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-18778. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Debian 12 — node-chownr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — node-chownr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18869 Upstream summary: A TOCTOU issue in the chownr package before 1.1.0 for Node.js 10.10 could allow a local attacker to trick it into descending into unintended directories […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — python-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — python-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-6694)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 December 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6694 Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4559 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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