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FreeBSD 13 — py31-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py31-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pycrypto — PRNG reseed race condition Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1445 Upstream summary: Dwayne Litzenberger reports: In PyCrypto before v2.6.1, the Crypto.Random pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) exhibits a race condition that may […]

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Arch Linux — tpm2-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — tpm2-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202106-55 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3565 Upstream summary: Type: man-in-the-middle. Status: Fixed. Affected: 5.1-1. Fixed in: 5.1.1-1. Group: AVG-1986. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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How to Configure Nginx FastCGI Caching on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx FastCGI Caching on FreeBSD 13

Introduction How to Configure Nginx FastCGI Caching on FreeBSD 13 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 13 server operator. FreeBSD 13 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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Debian 11 — ruby-bindata — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-bindata — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32823 Upstream summary: In the bindata RubyGem before version 2.4.10 there is a potential denial-of-service vulnerability. In affected versions it is very slow for certain classes in BinData […]

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Debian 11 — gnome-screensaver — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gnome-screensaver — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-1335 CVE-2007-3920 CVE-2007-6389 CVE-2008-0887 CVE-2009-4641 CVE-2009-4642 CVE-2010-0285 CVE-2010-0414  +1 more Upstream summary: gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs enabled, allows […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-5077 CVE-2011-2764 CVE-2011-3012 Upstream summary: server/sv_main.c in Quake3 Arena, as used in ioquake3 before r1762, OpenArena, Tremulous, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of […]

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How to Configure sudo and Sudoers on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure sudo and Sudoers on RHEL 7

How to Configure sudo and Sudoers on RHEL 7 On a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system, it is a fundamental security best practice to avoid performing routine administrative tasks directly as the root user. The sudo utility allows designated regular users to execute specific commands — or all commands — with root-level privileges, while […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-4154)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4154 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20291 CVE-2021-3602 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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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-38948 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-38948 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 26 September 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-38948, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-38948 NVD summary: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit […]

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Debian 9 – rsync backup job fails on permissions, ACLs, or xattrs

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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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