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How to Set Up IPv6 on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IPv6 on Debian 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up IPv6 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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Gentoo Linux — net-dns/dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-dns/dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202412-10 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0934 CVE-2023-28450 CVE-2023-50387 CVE-2023-50868 CVE-2020-25681 CVE-2020-25682 CVE-2020-25683 CVE-2020-25684  +4 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dnsmasq. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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Debian 12 — procps — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — procps — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1122 CVE-2018-1123 CVE-2018-1124 CVE-2018-1125 CVE-2018-1126 CVE-2023-4016 Upstream summary: procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 GRUB menu missing after update

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 November 2023 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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

Debian 11 — flvmeta — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36243 Upstream summary: FLVMeta v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the xml_on_metadata_tag_only function at dump_xml.c. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

Debian 11 — flintqs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29465 Upstream summary: SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for example) allows a local user to overwrite files with the privileges of a […]

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Debian 12 — gnome-session — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — gnome-session — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11171 Upstream summary: Bad reference counting in the context of accept_ice_connection() in gsm-xsmp-server.c in old versions of gnome-session up until version 2.29.92 allows a local attacker to establish […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — emacs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — emacs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 28.2-r6 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — emacs 28.2-r6 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27986 CVE-2023-27985 CVE-2022-45939 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships emacs 28.2-r6 which addresses CVE-2023-27986. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7118-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40889 CVE-2023-40890 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a user or automated system using ZBar were tricked into […]

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How to Configure journald Log Persistence on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure journald Log Persistence on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying configure journald log persistence 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 […]

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