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Oracle Linux 9 — httpd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — httpd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-8067)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-8067 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-26377 CVE-2022-28614 CVE-2022-30522 CVE-2022-23943 CVE-2022-30556 CVE-2022-22719 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How to Secure MySQL on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MySQL on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Secure MySQL on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained privilege separation. […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — jabberd-2.0s[2-8] — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — jabberd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged jabberd{,nb*} for vulnerability class 'buffer-overflows'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/16291/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-korfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-korfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-jpnfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-jpnfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — html2ps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — html2ps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged html2ps<1.0b6 for vulnerability class 'sensitive-information-exposure'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/39957/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py27-djblets — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py27-djblets — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-djblets — Self-XSS vulnerability Upstream summary: Djblets Release Notes reports: A recently-discovered vulnerability in the datagrid templates allows an attacker to generate a URL to any datagrid page containing malicious […]

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How to Install MySQL 8 on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MySQL 8 on FreeBSD 14

Introduction How to Install MySQL 8 on FreeBSD 14 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 14 server operator. FreeBSD 14 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet filtering, […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — owasp-modsecurity-crs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — owasp-modsecurity-crs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-38199 CVE-2023-5003 CVE-2021-40438 Upstream summary: coreruleset (aka OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set) through 3.3.4 does not detect multiple Content-Type request headers on some platforms. This […]

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Debian 12 — libitext-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libitext-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-37819 Upstream summary: PDF Labs pdftk-java v3.2.3 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component /text/pdf/PdfReader.java. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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