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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:1536-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32765 CVE-2020-7105 Upstream summary: Hiredis is a minimalistic C client library for the Redis database. In affected versions Hiredis is vulnurable to integer overflow if […]

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How To Rewrite URLs with mod_rewrite for Apache on Debian 8 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Rewrite URLs with mod_rewrite for Apache on Debian 8

The mod_rewrite module allows us to rewrite URLs in a cleaner fashion, translating human-readable paths into code-friendly query strings or redirecting URLs based on additional conditions. This guide is split into two parts. The first sets up an example website and covers a simple rewrite example. The second part contains two more in-depth examples of commonly-used rewrite rules.

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How To Reset Your MySQL or MariaDB Root Password — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Reset Your MySQL or MariaDB Root Password

Forgetting passwords happens to the best of us. If you forget or lose the root password to your MySQL or MariaDB database, you can still gain access and reset the password if you have access to the server and a sudo-enabled user account. This tutorial will cover how to…

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AlmaLinux 8 — libXdmcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libXdmcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2020:4742 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 11 — ulfius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ulfius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-40540 Upstream summary: ulfius_uri_logger in Ulfius HTTP Framework before 2.7.4 omits con_info initialization and a con_info->request NULL check for certain malformed HTTP requests. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — go-toolset:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — go-toolset:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-1746)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1746 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3114 CVE-2021-3115 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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Debian 11 — sip-tester — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — sip-tester — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1959 CVE-2008-2085 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_remote_video_port_media function in call.cpp in SIPp 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute […]

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Debian 11 — backintime — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — backintime — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3611 CVE-2017-16667 CVE-2017-7572 Upstream summary: common/snapshots.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 0.9.26 changes certain permissions to 0777 before deleting the files in an old backup snapshot, which […]

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Debian 11 — gnuplot — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gnuplot — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9670 CVE-2018-19490 CVE-2018-19491 CVE-2018-19492 CVE-2020-25412 CVE-2020-25559 CVE-2020-25969 CVE-2021-44917  +7 more Upstream summary: An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot 5.2.rc1 allows an attacker to […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — esc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — esc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:3068 Upstream summary: The esc packages contain the Enterprise Security Client (ESC), which allows the user to manage security smart cards. The primary function of the tool is to enroll smart cards, […]

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