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FreeBSD 13 — rust-nightly — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — rust-nightly — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Rust — Race condition enabling symlink following Related CVEs: CVE-2022-21658 Upstream summary: The Rust Security Response WG was notified that the std::fs::remove_dir_all standard library function is vulnerable to a race […]

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How to Use the Korn Shell (ksh) on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use the Korn Shell (ksh) on IBM AIX 7.3

Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 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 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use the korn shell (ksh) on IBM AIX 7.3 […]

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Debian 11 — libapache-authenhook-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libapache-authenhook-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3845 Upstream summary: libapache-authenhook-perl 2.00-04 stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in the vhost error log. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Debian 11 — antiword — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — antiword — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3126 CVE-2014-8123 Upstream summary: The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink […]

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Debian 11 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-1557 CVE-2004-0796 CVE-2005-1266 CVE-2005-3351 CVE-2006-2447 CVE-2007-0451 CVE-2007-2873 CVE-2017-15705  +7 more Upstream summary: Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 through 2.43, when using BSMTP mode ("-B"), allows […]

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Debian 11 — commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5783 CVE-2012-6153 CVE-2014-3577 CVE-2015-5262 Upstream summary: Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that […]

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How to Install Perl on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Perl on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install Perl on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 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 filtering, and […]

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Debian 11 — python-scciclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-scciclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2996 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the python-scciclient when making an HTTPS connection to a server where the server's certificate would not be verified. This issue […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 December 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2023:7754 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44638 Upstream summary: Pixman is a pixel manipulation library for the X Window System and Cairo. Security Fix(es): * pixman: Integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y leading to heap out-of-bounds […]

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How to Install Symfony 7 on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Symfony 7 on RHEL 9

Symfony is a mature, enterprise-grade PHP framework built on reusable, decoupled components. Unlike Laravel’s all-in-one approach, Symfony emphasises architectural flexibility — many of its components (HttpFoundation, Console, Validator, Security, DependencyInjection) are used independently by other frameworks including Laravel itself. Symfony’s Dependency Injection Container, event dispatcher, and strict coding standards make it the preferred framework for […]

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