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

AlmaLinux 8 — swig — 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-2021:1755 Upstream summary: The simplified wrapper and interface generator (SWIG) is a software development utility to connect C, C++, and Objective C programs with a variety of high-level programming languages. SWIG is […]

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Windows Server 2012 R2 — Update History Appears Empty After Datastore Reset Confusing Compliance — Fix & Prevention

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~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 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — duo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — duo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: duo — Two-factor authentication bypass Upstream summary: The duo security team reports: An untrusted user may be able to set the http_proxy variable to an invalid address. If this happens, […]

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Debian 11 — python-rtslib-fb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-rtslib-fb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14019 Upstream summary: Open-iSCSI rtslib-fb through 2.1.72 has weak permissions for /etc/target/saveconfig.json because shutil.copyfile (instead of shutil.copy) is used, and thus permissions are not preserved. Table of contents […]

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Debian 11 — systemd-cron — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — systemd-cron — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9525 Upstream summary: In the cron package through 3.0pl1-128 on Debian, and through 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 on Ubuntu, the postinst maintainer script allows for group-crontab-to-root privilege escalation via symlink attacks […]

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How to Set Up iSCSI on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up iSCSI on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up iSCSI on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. 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 […]

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Debian 11 — ruby-nokogiri — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-nokogiri — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6685 CVE-2019-5477 CVE-2020-26247 CVE-2022-24836 CVE-2022-29181 Upstream summary: Nokogiri before 1.5.4 is vulnerable to XXE attacks Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — libksba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — libksba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-0626)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0626 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-47629 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mysql-connector-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mysql-connector-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-2752 CVE-2020-2875 CVE-2020-2922 CVE-2020-2933 CVE-2020-2934 CVE-2021-22926 CVE-2021-22931 CVE-2021-22946  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: This Critical Patch Update contains 34 new security patches, plus […]

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How to Set Up ProxySQL for MySQL Load Balancing on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up ProxySQL for MySQL Load Balancing on Debian 11

Introduction How to Set Up ProxySQL for MySQL Load Balancing on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye 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 […]

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