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Debian 11 — mpack — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — mpack — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1424 CVE-2002-1425 CVE-2011-4919 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in munpack in mpack 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code. […]

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Arch Linux — python-pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — python-pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202107-26 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-34552 CVE-2020-35655 CVE-2020-35654 CVE-2020-35653 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 8.2.0-2. Fixed in: 8.3.0-1. Group: AVG-2150. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — curl — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2019-3701)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3701 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3822 CVE-2019-3823 CVE-2018-20483 CVE-2018-16890 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USB drive mounts read-only unexpectedly

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 22 November 2021 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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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Debian 11 — libcompface — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libcompface — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-2286 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in a .xbm file. […]

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How to Trace System Calls with truss on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Trace System Calls with truss on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to trace system calls with truss on ibm aix 7.1 […]

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How to Install MySQL 8 on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MySQL 8 on FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Install MySQL 8 on FreeBSD 13 on FreeBSD 13. 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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FreeBSD 13 — phppgadmin — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — phppgadmin — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: phppgadmin — directory traversal with register_globals enabled Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2256 CVE-2007-5728 CVE-2008-5587 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: Dun has discovered a vulnerability in phpPgAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious people […]

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Debian 11 — xdm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — xdm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4447 CVE-2006-5214 CVE-2006-5215 Upstream summary: X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls […]

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Debian 11 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1142 CVE-2009-1143 CVE-2011-1681 CVE-2011-1787 CVE-2011-2145 CVE-2011-2146 CVE-2013-3237 CVE-2014-4199  +9 more Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack […]

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