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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8971 CVE-2018-20167 Upstream summary: Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, […]

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Debian 12 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0758 CVE-2005-0953 CVE-2005-1260 CVE-2008-1372 CVE-2010-0405 CVE-2011-4089 CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — zookeeper — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — zookeeper — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6559-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0201 CVE-2023-44981 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZooKeeper incorrectly handled authorization for the getACL() command. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive […]

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How to Set Up the Elastic Stack ELK on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up the Elastic Stack ELK on Debian 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up the Elastic Stack ELK 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 […]

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

Alpine Linux 3.18 — ansible — 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 2.10.7-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — ansible 2.10.7-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20191 CVE-2020-25646 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships ansible 2.10.7-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-20191. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-nds/tac_plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-nds/tac_plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202402-13 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-45239 Upstream summary: A vulnerabilitiy has been discovered in TACACS+. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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SLES 12 — libXpm4 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libXpm4 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 December 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:323-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4883 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 CVE-2022-44617 CVE-2022-46285 CVE-2016-10164 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls […]

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How to Configure Static IP on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Static IP on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying configure static ip 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 you begin, […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2024-2396 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-26551 CVE-2023-26552 CVE-2023-26553 CVE-2023-26554 CVE-2023-26555 CVE-2013-5211 CVE-2020-11868 CVE-2020-13817  +12 more Upstream summary: mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write in the cp mstolfp in […]

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Debian 12 — libsndfile — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libsndfile — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4974 CVE-2009-0186 CVE-2009-1788 CVE-2009-1791 CVE-2009-4835 CVE-2011-2696 CVE-2014-9496 CVE-2014-9756  +12 more Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function in libsndfile 1.0.17 and earlier might allow remote attackers […]

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