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How to Configure SNMP on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SNMP 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 configure snmp on IBM AIX 7.3 with practical examples […]

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FreeBSD 13 — libsxlt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — libsxlt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libxslt — DoS vulnerability due to type confusing error Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7995 Upstream summary: libxslt maintainer reports: CVE-2015-7995: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10 We need to check that the parent node is an element […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wavpack — integer overflow in pack_utils.c Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10169 CVE-2016-10170 CVE-2016-10171 CVE-2016-10172 CVE-2018-10536 CVE-2018-10537 CVE-2018-10538 CVE-2018-10539  +5 more Upstream summary: The wavpack project reports: src/pack_utils.c – issue #91: fix integer […]

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FreeBSD 13 — elm — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — elm — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: elm — remote buffer overflow in Expires header Upstream summary: Ulf Harnhammar has discovered a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in Elm e-mail client when parsing the Expires header of an […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0372 CVE-2006-7221 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in gftp before 2.0.18 for GTK+ allows remote malicious FTP servers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-django-photologue — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-django-photologue — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-django-photologue — XSS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4526 Upstream summary: domiee13 reports: A vulnerability was found in django-photologue up to 3.15.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some […]

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Debian 11 — os-prober — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — os-prober — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5135 Upstream summary: os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: […]

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How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Step 1 — Disable Swap swapoff -a sed -i ‘/ swap / […]

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Legacy yum Automation Fails On RHEL 9

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Debian 11 — libfwsi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libfwsi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17263 Upstream summary: In libyal libfwsi before 20191006, libfwsi_extension_block_copy_from_byte_stream in libfwsi_extension_block.c has a heap-based buffer over-read because rejection of an unsupported size only considers values less than 6, […]

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