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Debian 11 — pam-shield — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pam-shield — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2350 Upstream summary: pam_shield before 0.9.4: Default configuration does not perform protective action Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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How to Install and Configure Squid Proxy on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Squid Proxy on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying install and configure squid proxy on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye 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 […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — snowflake — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — snowflake — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 October 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7966-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29189 CVE-2022-29222 CVE-2022-29190 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Pion DTLS, vendored in Snowflake, did not impose a limit on the amount of data that was buffered […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4938 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4938 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 12 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2007-4938, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2007-4938 NVD summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in libmpdemux/aviheader.c in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2022-35721 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2022-35721 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 11 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2022-35721, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2022-35721 NVD summary: IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web […]

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FreeBSD 13 — bash — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — bash — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bash — remote code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2014-6271 CVE-2014-6277 CVE-2014-6278 CVE-2014-7169 CVE-2014-7186 CVE-2014-7187 Upstream summary: Note that this is different than the public "Shellshock" issue. Specially crafted environment variables could […]

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FreeBSD 13 — tor-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — tor-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tor — security regression Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0414 CVE-2009-0936 CVE-2009-0937 CVE-2009-0938 CVE-2010-1676 CVE-2011-0427 CVE-2014-5117 CVE-2017-0377 Upstream summary: The Tor Project reports: Tor 0.3.0.9 fixes a path selection bug that would allow […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php5-sqlite — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php5-sqlite — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — use-after-free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-0905 CVE-2007-0906 CVE-2007-0907 CVE-2007-0908 CVE-2007-0909 CVE-2007-0910 CVE-2007-0988 CVE-2007-1001  +1 more Upstream summary: Symeon Paraschoudis reports: Use-after-free vulnerability in sqlite3SafetyCheckSickOrOk() Table of contents Symptom & […]

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