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FreeBSD 12 — sieve-connect — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — sieve-connect — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: sieve-connect — TLS hostname verification was not occurring Upstream summary: sieve-connect developer Phil Pennock reports: sieve-connect was not actually verifying TLS certificate identities matched the expected hostname. Table of contents […]

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How to Configure Distributed File System (DFS) on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Distributed File System (DFS) on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Distributed File System on Windows Server 2019 Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows Server 2019 provides two complementary technologies: DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication. DFS Namespaces allows you to group shared folders located on different servers into one or more logically structured namespaces, giving users a unified virtual path such as \domainshared that […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — c3p0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — c3p0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7571-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5427 Upstream summary: Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application’s XML configuration file […]

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SLES 15 — libImlib2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libImlib2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 January 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0991 Upstream summary: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in imlib2 1.4.3 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ARGB, (2) XPM, or […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — eog — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — eog — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5978 CVE-2013-7447 CVE-2016-6855 Upstream summary: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Ocean12 Mailing List Manager Gold allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Email parameter to (1) […]

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How to Install Keepalived for High Availability on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Keepalived for High Availability on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Install Keepalived for High Availability on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install with […]

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How to Set Up OpenMPI on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up OpenMPI 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 set up openmpi on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-pywbem — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-pywbem — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2014:0580-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6418 Upstream summary: PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier uses a separate connection to validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a peer via an […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libtiff — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libtiff — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libtiff — Improper Input Validation Related CVEs: CVE-2017-13726 CVE-2017-13727 Upstream summary: libtiff developers report: There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py34-notebook — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py34-notebook — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Jupyter Notebook — vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8768 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: In Jupyter Notebook before 5.4.1, a maliciously forged notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute JavaScript in the notebook […]

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