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SLES 15 — python2-httplib2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python2-httplib2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:236-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11078 CVE-2021-21240 Upstream summary: In httplib2 before version 0.18.0, an attacker controlling unescaped part of uri for `httplib2.Http.request()` could change request headers and body, send […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-0298)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0298 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23953 CVE-2021-23954 CVE-2020-26976 CVE-2021-23964 CVE-2020-15685 CVE-2021-23960 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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FreeBSD 12 — jasper — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — jasper — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: jasper — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3520 CVE-2008-3522 CVE-2011-4516 CVE-2011-4517 CVE-2014-8137 CVE-2014-8138 CVE-2014-8157 CVE-2014-8158  +12 more Upstream summary: JasPer Releases: – Fix memory-related bugs in the JPEG-2000 codec resulting from […]

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Debian 11 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1745 CVE-2015-7096 CVE-2015-7098 CVE-2016-4590 CVE-2016-4591 CVE-2016-4622 CVE-2016-4624 CVE-2016-4692  +12 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment System), now distributed as Greenbone Community Edition, is a powerful open-source vulnerability scanner that identifies known CVEs, misconfigurations, and weak credentials across your network. Running it as a containerized stack on RHEL 8 keeps the scanner isolated and easy to update without conflicting with system packages. This tutorial covers deploying Greenbone […]

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Arch Linux — jdk11-openjdk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — jdk11-openjdk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-202107-53 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-2388 CVE-2021-2369 CVE-2021-2341 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 11.0.11.u9-1. Fixed in: 11.0.12.u7-1. Group: AVG-2189. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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FreeBSD 13 — proftpd-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — proftpd-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: proftpd — arbitrary code execution vulnerability with chroot Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4242 CVE-2008-4247 CVE-2009-0542 CVE-2009-0543 Upstream summary: The FreeBSD security advisory FreeBSD-SA-11:07.chroot reports: If ftpd is configured to place a user […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: avahi — denial of service Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2244 CVE-2011-1002 Upstream summary: Avahi developers reports: A vulnerability has been reported in Avahi, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause […]

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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying set up a git server with gitea 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 […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — greenboot — 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-2022:1902 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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