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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0338 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0338 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 1 February 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0338, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0338 NVD summary: AIX Licensed Program Product performance tools allow local users to gain root access. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE   exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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How to Install HAProxy on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install HAProxy on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction How to Install HAProxy on CentOS Stream 9 on CentOS Stream 9 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration is reproducible […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — coreutils — 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-2021:4418 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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FreeBSD 13 — phpmustache — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — phpmustache — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mustache – Possible Remote Code Execution Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0323 Upstream summary: huntr.dev reports: In Mustache.php v2.0.0 through v2.14.0, Sections tag can lead to arbitrary php code execution even if strict_callables […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mod_dav_svn — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mod_dav_svn — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Subversion — Multiple vulnerabilities in server code Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3580 CVE-2014-8108 CVE-2015-0202 CVE-2015-0248 CVE-2015-0251 CVE-2015-5259 CVE-2015-5343 CVE-2021-28544  +1 more Upstream summary: Subversion project reports: Subversion servers reveal 'copyfrom' paths that […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: smarty3 — shell injection in math Upstream summary: The smarty project reports: bugfix {math} shell injection vulnerability Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isolate — local root exploit Upstream summary: Isolate currently suffers from some bad security bugs! These are local root privilege escalation bugs. Thanks to the helpful person who reported them […]

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How to Build Docker Images with Multi-Stage Builds on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Build Docker Images with Multi-Stage Builds on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying build docker images with multi-stage builds on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within […]

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