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SLES 15 — python311-Pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python311-Pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 17 September 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14645-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30595 CVE-2020-35653 CVE-2020-35655 CVE-2021-25291 CVE-2014-3589 CVE-2014-3598 CVE-2016-0740 CVE-2016-0775  +3 more Upstream summary: libImaging/TgaRleDecode.c in Pillow 9.1.0 has a heap buffer overflow in the processing of […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — jawn-ast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — jawn-ast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2022:0011-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-21653 Upstream summary: Jawn is an open source JSON parser. Extenders of the `org.typelevel.jawn.SimpleFacade` and `org.typelevel.jawn.MutableFacade` who don't override `objectContext()` are vulnerable to a hash […]

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How to Set Up Grafana Alerting and Notification Channels on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Grafana Alerting and Notification Channels on RHEL 9

Grafana Unified Alerting, introduced in Grafana 9 and enabled by default in Grafana 10+, provides a centralised alerting engine that works across all data sources and replaces the older per-panel Legacy Alerting system. On RHEL 9, configuring Grafana alerting correctly means setting up contact points for notification delivery, building a notification policy routing tree that […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29813 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29813 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29813, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29813 NVD summary: IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3.10 and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript […]

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Debian 11 – update-initramfs fails with missing modules or hooks

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 13 — mutt-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mutt-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mutt — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-2683 Upstream summary: Securityfocus reports: Mutt is prone to a local buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before using […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — phpldapadmin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: phpLDAPadmin — Remote PHP code injection vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-2016 Upstream summary: EgiX (n0b0d13s at gmail dot com) reports: The $sortby parameter passed to 'masort' function in file lib/functions.php isn't […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — lldpad — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — lldpad — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:4447 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Set Up Workload Manager (WLM) on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Workload Manager (WLM) 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 set up workload manager (wlm) on IBM AIX 7.3 […]

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