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AlmaLinux 8 — alsa-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — alsa-utils — 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-2022:1908 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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FreeBSD 13 — php70-xml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php70-xml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3074 Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: BCMath: Fixed bug #72093 (bcpowmod accepts negative scale and corrupts _one_ definition). Exif: Fixed bug #72094 (Out […]

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Debian 11 — logwatch — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — logwatch — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1061 CVE-2011-1018 Upstream summary: The secure script in LogWatch before 2.6-2 allows attackers to prevent LogWatch from detecting malicious activity via certain strings in the secure file that […]

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Debian 11 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0758 CVE-2005-0953 CVE-2005-1260 CVE-2008-1372 CVE-2010-0405 CVE-2011-4089 CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands […]

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How to Configure Windows Firewall on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Windows Firewall on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Windows Firewall on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) is the host-based stateful packet filter built into Windows Server 2012 R2. Unlike its consumer counterpart, the server version includes full inbound and outbound rule management, connection security rules for IPsec, and fine-grained profile controls for Domain, Private, and […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-loguru — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-loguru — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:15097-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0329 Upstream summary: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This CVE has been rejected as it was incorrectly assigned. All references and descriptions in […]

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Debian 11 — gdk-pixbuf — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gdk-pixbuf — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0111 CVE-2004-0753 CVE-2004-0782 CVE-2004-0788 CVE-2005-0891 CVE-2005-2975 CVE-2005-2976 CVE-2005-3186  +12 more Upstream summary: gdk-pixbuf before 0.20 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed bitmap […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libxstream-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libxstream-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 February 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5946-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-39139 CVE-2021-39140 CVE-2021-39141 CVE-2021-39144 CVE-2021-39145 CVE-2021-39146 CVE-2021-39147 CVE-2021-39148  +12 more Upstream summary: Lai Han discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated […]

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

How to Install and Configure Cassandra on Debian 11

Introduction How to Install and Configure Cassandra 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 from Debian 11. […]

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Arch Linux — libupnp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libupnp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202104-8 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29462 Upstream summary: Type: content spoofing. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.14.5-1. Fixed in: 1.14.6-1. Group: AVG-1844. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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