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Debian 12 — lua5.2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — lua5.2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5461 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the vararg functions in ldo.c in Lua 5.1 through 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — jackson-databind — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — jackson-databind — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2025-798 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-42004 CVE-2021-46877 Upstream summary: In FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.13.4, resource exhaustion can occur because of a lack of a check in BeanDeserializer._deserializeFromArray to prevent use of deeply […]

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

How to Set Up TimescaleDB on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying set up timescaledb 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 […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4559 CVE-2012-4560 CVE-2012-4561 CVE-2012-4562 CVE-2012-6063 CVE-2013-0176 CVE-2014-0017 CVE-2014-8132  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple double free vulnerabilities in the (1) agent_sign_data function in agent.c, (2) channel_request function in channels.c, […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — vorbis-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — vorbis-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2024:3095 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-43361 Upstream summary: The vorbis-tools packages provide an encoder, a decoder, a playback tool, and a comment editor for Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent- […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6160 CVE-2017-14266 CVE-2018-13112 CVE-2018-17580 CVE-2018-17582 CVE-2018-17974 CVE-2018-18407 CVE-2018-18408  +12 more Upstream summary: tcprewrite in tcpreplay before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) […]

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

Debian 12 — bsd-mailx — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-2771 CVE-2014-7844 Upstream summary: The expand function in fio.c in Heirloom mailx 12.5 and earlier and BSD mailx 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands […]

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

Debian 12 — foomatic-filters — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0801 CVE-2010-5325 CVE-2011-2697 CVE-2011-2923 CVE-2011-2924 CVE-2011-2964 CVE-2015-8327 CVE-2015-8560 Upstream summary: Unknown vulnerability in foomatic-rip in Foomatic before 3.0.2 allows local users or remote attackers with access to CUPS […]

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

Alpine Linux 3.18 — zziplib — 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 0.13.69-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — zziplib 0.13.69-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16548 CVE-2018-17828 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships zziplib 0.13.69-r2 which addresses CVE-2018-16548. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — vim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-9405)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 July 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-9405 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3903 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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