Debian 12 Bookworm

Debian 12 — brandy — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — brandy — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14662 CVE-2019-14663 CVE-2019-14665 CVE-2020-27372 Upstream summary: Brandy 1.20.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in fileio_openout in fileio.c via crafted BASIC source code. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

Read more
How to Install and Use Deno on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use Deno on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying install and use deno 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 Before you […]

Read more
Common Problems 120024

Debian 12 systemd Service Fails with Exit Code 1

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 July 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 & […]

Read more
How to Configure Blackbox Exporter for Endpoint Monitoring on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Blackbox Exporter for Endpoint Monitoring on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying configure blackbox exporter for endpoint monitoring 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 […]

Read more
Debian 12 — gbatnav — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — gbatnav — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0407 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in gbnserver for Gnome Batalla Naval 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long connection string. Table of contents Symptom […]

Read more
How to Configure SELinux in Permissive Mode on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SELinux in Permissive Mode on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure selinux in permissive mode 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 […]

Read more
Debian 12 — ngircd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ngircd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6062 CVE-2008-0285 CVE-2009-4652 CVE-2020-14148 Upstream summary: irc-channel.c in ngIRCd before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JOIN command without a channel […]

Read more
Debian 12 — postgresql-plsh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — postgresql-plsh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0061 Upstream summary: The validator functions for the procedural languages (PLs) in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 […]

Read more
How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on Debian 12

Introduction How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector 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 […]

Read more
Debian 12 — antiword — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — antiword — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3126 CVE-2014-8123 Upstream summary: The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink […]

Read more
CHAT