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Ubuntu 22.04 — nasm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — nasm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8248-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33452 CVE-2023-31722 CVE-2021-33450 Upstream summary: Daisy Chen discovered that NASM was vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow when handling certain input. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6099-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 CVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 CVE-2023-29491 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ncurses was incorrectly performing bounds checks when processing invalid hashcodes. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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SLES 15 — zbar — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — zbar — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:4948-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40889 CVE-2023-40890 Upstream summary: A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the qr_reader_match_centers function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may lead to information disclosure […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 0.20200423-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — minio 0.20200423-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11012 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships minio 0.20200423-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-11012. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Set Up Nexus Repository Manager on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Nexus Repository Manager on Debian 12

Introduction How to Set Up Nexus Repository Manager 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 […]

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

Alpine Linux 3.18 — nodejs-current — 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 9.2.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — nodejs-current 9.2.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15896 CVE-2017-15897 CVE-2018-7158 CVE-2018-7159 CVE-2018-7160 CVE-2023-45143 CVE-2023-39332 CVE-2023-39331  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships nodejs-current 9.2.1-r0 which […]

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Debian 12 systemd Service Hits Start-Limit-Hit Loop

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 📖 ~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 & […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — .NET 7.0 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — .NET 7.0 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-3592)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 September 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3592 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24936 CVE-2023-32032 CVE-2023-29337 CVE-2023-29331 CVE-2023-33128 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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How to Set Up Splunk Universal Forwarder on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Splunk Universal Forwarder on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction CentOS Stream 9 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying set up splunk universal forwarder on centos stream 9 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Set Up Splunk Universal Forwarder on CentOS Stream 9, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 September 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13032 CVE-2019-13241 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in FlightCrew v0.9.2 and earlier. A NULL pointer dereference occurs in GetRelativePathToNcx() or GetRelativePathsToXhtmlDocuments() when a NULL pointer is passed […]

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