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openSUSE Tumbleweed — zbar — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — zbar — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~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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Debian 12 — ruby-grape — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ruby-grape — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-3769 Upstream summary: ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — atril — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — atril — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7274-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010006 CVE-2019-11459 CVE-2023-51698 CVE-2023-52076 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-12151)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 June 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-12151 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29900 CVE-2023-25775 CVE-2023-45863 CVE-2023-4244 CVE-2022-29901 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 Install Prometheus on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Prometheus on Debian 12

Introduction How to Install Prometheus 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 12. This tutorial […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — flac — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — flac — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-008 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0561 Upstream summary: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in libFlak. The vulnerability occurs due to a missing bounds check. This flaw allows a local attacker without […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — e2fsprogs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — e2fsprogs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-044 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1304 Upstream summary: An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted […]

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Debian 12 — xdelta3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — xdelta3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9765 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file. Table […]

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Alpine Linux edge — rsyslog — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — rsyslog — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 8.2204.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — rsyslog 8.2204.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24903 CVE-2019-17040 CVE-2019-17041 CVE-2019-17042 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships rsyslog 8.2204.1-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-24903. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Debian 12 — ruby-globalid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ruby-globalid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-22799 Upstream summary: A ReDoS based DoS vulnerability in the GlobalID <1.0.1 which could allow an attacker supplying a carefully crafted input can cause the regular expression engine […]

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