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Alpine Linux edge — nextcloud-client — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — nextcloud-client — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.8.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — nextcloud-client 3.8.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28999 CVE-2023-23942 CVE-2023-28997 CVE-2023-28998 CVE-2022-41882 CVE-2023-22472 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships nextcloud-client 3.8.1-r0 which addresses CVE-2023-28999. Table of […]

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

Debian 11 — pkgconf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24056 Upstream summary: In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few […]

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

Debian 12 — yadm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11353 Upstream summary: yadm (yet another dotfile manager) 1.10.0 has a race condition (related to the behavior of git commands in setting permissions for new files and directories), […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — shadow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — shadow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6640-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4641 CVE-2013-4235 Upstream summary: It was discovered that shadow was not properly sanitizing memory when running the password utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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

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

  • September 24, 2023
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.2-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — samurai 1.2-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30218 CVE-2021-30219 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships samurai 1.2-r1 which addresses CVE-2021-30218. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — cryptojs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — cryptojs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6753-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46233 Upstream summary: Thomas Neil James Shadwell discovered that CryptoJS was using an insecure cryptographic default configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — libtirpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — libtirpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5538-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-46828 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table of […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-1659)

  • September 24, 2023
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-1659 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-52490 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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SLES 12 — libQt5Gui5 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libQt5Gui5 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • September 24, 2023
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:1567-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24607 CVE-2020-0569 CVE-2020-24741 CVE-2023-33285 CVE-2018-19872 CVE-2018-19870 Upstream summary: Qt before 6.4.3 allows a denial of service via a crafted string when the SQL ODBC driver […]

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

How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 12

  • September 24, 2023
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Introduction Deploying configure saltstack 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 Ensure Debian 12 Bookworm […]

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