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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1225 CVE-2002-1226 CVE-2002-1235 CVE-2003-0138 CVE-2004-0371 CVE-2004-0434 CVE-2005-0469 CVE-2005-2040  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in Heimdal before 0.5, possibly in both the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc […]

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Alpine Linux edge — postgresql-timescaledb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — postgresql-timescaledb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.9.3-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — postgresql-timescaledb 2.9.3-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25149 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships postgresql-timescaledb 2.9.3-r0 which addresses CVE-2023-25149. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6720 CVE-2009-0179 CVE-2009-3995 CVE-2009-3996 CVE-2010-2546 CVE-2010-2971 Upstream summary: libmikmod 3.1.9 through 3.2.0, as used by MikMod, SDL-mixer, and possibly other products, relies on the channel count of the […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gross — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gross — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 August 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6942-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-52159 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Gross incorrectly handled memory when composing log entries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Gross to crash, […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — runc — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — runc — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 August 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6088-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19921 CVE-2021-43784 CVE-2022-29162 CVE-2023-25809 CVE-2023-27561 CVE-2023-28642 CVE-2019-16884 CVE-2021-30465 Upstream summary: USN-6088-1 fixed vulnerabilities in runC. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — grafana — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-5867)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5867 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-39325 CVE-2023-44487 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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How to Configure Docker Resource Limits with cgroups on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Resource Limits with cgroups on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying configure docker resource limits with cgroups 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 […]

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AlmaLinux 9 — fribidi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — fribidi — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:8011 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25308 CVE-2022-25309 CVE-2022-25310 Upstream summary: FriBidi is a library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the […]

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

Debian 12 — efibootguard — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-39950 Upstream summary: efibootguard is a simple UEFI boot loader with support for safely switching between current and updated partition sets. Insufficient or missing validation and sanitization of […]

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