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CentOS Stream 9 — bcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — bcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 July 2023 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2023:0005 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-42920 Upstream summary: The Byte Code Engineering Library (Apache Commons BCEL) is intended to give users a convenient way to analyze, create, and manipulate (binary) Java class files […]

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SLES 12 — qpdf — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — qpdf — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 July 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:2669-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36978 CVE-2017-11624 CVE-2017-11625 CVE-2017-11627 CVE-2022-34503 CVE-2017-9208 CVE-2017-9209 CVE-2017-9210  +3 more Upstream summary: QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — dvipsk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — dvipsk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0739 CVE-2010-1440 CVE-2018-17407 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged dvipsk<5.98nb1 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0739 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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Debian 12 — cups — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — cups — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1366 CVE-2002-1367 CVE-2002-1368 CVE-2002-1369 CVE-2002-1371 CVE-2002-1372 CVE-2002-1383 CVE-2002-1384  +12 more Upstream summary: Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 allows local users with lp privileges to create […]

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How to Configure the APT Package Manager on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the APT Package Manager on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure the apt package manager on debian 12 on Bookworm leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bookworm freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — taglib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — taglib — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12678 CVE-2018-11439 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged taglib<1.7.1 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/48211/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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How to Install Portainer on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Portainer on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying install portainer on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — gawk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — gawk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-292 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4156 Upstream summary: A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package which may result in a crash of the software. (CVE-2023-4156) Table […]

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Debian 12 — sdl-mixer1.2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — sdl-mixer1.2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 July 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6720 Upstream summary: libmikmod 3.1.9 through 3.2.0, as used by MikMod, SDL-mixer, and possibly other products, relies on the channel count of the last loaded song, rather than […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libgxps — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libgxps — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11590 CVE-2018-10733 CVE-2018-10767 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libgxps-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11590 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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