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How to Install Zabbix Server on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Zabbix Server on Debian 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Install Zabbix Server 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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Debian 12 — libxsmm — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libxsmm — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20541 CVE-2018-20542 CVE-2018-20543 CVE-2021-39535 CVE-2021-39536 Upstream summary: There is a heap-based buffer overflow in libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c in LIBXSMM 1.10, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20542 (which is in […]

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Debian 12: APT lock contention during updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 June 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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Debian 12 — libapache-session-ldap-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libapache-session-ldap-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36658 Upstream summary: In Apache::Session::LDAP before 0.5, validity of the X.509 certificate is not checked by default when connecting to remote LDAP backends, because the default configuration of […]

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Debian 12 — net-acct — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — net-acct — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0851 Upstream summary: The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. […]

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

How to Set Up CouchDB on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up couchdb on debian 12 on Bookworm leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bookworm freeze. Follow each step carefully and the […]

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

Alpine Linux 3.18 — ruby-activesupport — 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 7.0.4.3-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — ruby-activesupport 7.0.4.3-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28120 CVE-2023-22796 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships ruby-activesupport 7.0.4.3-r0 which addresses CVE-2023-28120. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Debian 11 — libhtmlcleaner-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libhtmlcleaner-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34624 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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Debian 12 — x11-xkb-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — x11-xkb-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15853 CVE-2018-15859 CVE-2018-15861 CVE-2018-15863 Upstream summary: Endless recursion exists in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon and libxkbcommon before 0.8.1, which could be used by local attackers to crash xkbcommon users […]

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