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How to Set Up Port Knocking on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Port Knocking on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying set up port knocking on freebsd 13 on a FreeBSD 13 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:4916 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44227 CVE-2021-42096 CVE-2021-42097 Upstream summary: Mailman is a program used to help manage e-mail discussion lists. Security Fix(es): * mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — postgresql:13 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — postgresql:13 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-2375)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 December 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2375 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32027 CVE-2021-32029 CVE-2021-32028 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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FreeBSD 13 — openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSSL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0079 CVE-2005-2969 CVE-2006-2937 CVE-2006-2938 CVE-2006-2940 CVE-2006-3738 CVE-2006-4339 CVE-2006-4343  +12 more Upstream summary: The OpenSSL project reports: Seven vulnerabilities in OpenSSL library. Highest classification Moderate. […]

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FreeBSD 13 — chromium-pulse — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — chromium-pulse — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: chromium — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0574 CVE-2014-7899 CVE-2014-7900 CVE-2014-7901 CVE-2014-7902 CVE-2014-7903 CVE-2014-7904 CVE-2014-7905  +12 more Upstream summary: Google Chrome releases reports: 40 security fixes in this release Please reference […]

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Arch Linux — grafana — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — grafana — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — 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-202112-11 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43815 CVE-2021-43813 CVE-2021-43798 CVE-2018-19039 CVE-2021-41244 CVE-2021-41174 CVE-2019-15043 Upstream summary: Type: directory traversal. Status: Fixed. Affected: 8.3.0-1. Fixed in: 8.3.1-1. Group: AVG-2609. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — dnf — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dnf — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2021-4464)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 December 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4464 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3445 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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How to Set Up Galera Cluster for MariaDB on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Galera Cluster for MariaDB on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction Setting up set up galera cluster for mariadb on centos stream 9 on a CentOS Stream 9 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up Galera Cluster for MariaDB on CentOS Stream 9, with all the commands you need, the SELinux […]

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FreeBSD 13 — atheme-services — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — atheme-services — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: atheme-services — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9773 CVE-2016-4478 Upstream summary: Mitre reports: modules/chanserv/flags.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to modify the Anope FLAGS behavior by registering and dropping […]

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Windows Server 2016 – Secure Boot blocks legacy unsigned driver at startup – Fix and Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 December 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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 […]

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