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Oracle Linux 8 — grafana-pcp — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — grafana-pcp — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2024-1644)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-1644 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-1394 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-2200 CVE-2014-2892 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial […]

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Debian 11 — slirp4netns — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — slirp4netns — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14378 CVE-2019-15890 CVE-2019-6778 CVE-2019-9824 CVE-2020-10756 CVE-2020-1983 CVE-2020-8608 Upstream summary: ip_reass in ip_input.c in libslirp 4.0.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow via a large packet because it mishandles a […]

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

Debian 11 — tomb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28638 Upstream summary: ask_password in Tomb 2.0 through 2.7 returns a warning when pinentry-curses is used and $DISPLAY is non-empty, causing affected users' files to be encrypted with […]

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How to Set Up Windows Defender Application Control on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Windows Defender Application Control on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Windows Defender Application Control Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) is Microsoft’s next-generation application control technology, introduced in Windows 10 and fully supported on Windows Server 2019. Unlike AppLocker, which operates in user space, WDAC policies are enforced by the Windows kernel and can be protected by Virtualization-Based Security (HVCI). WDAC supersedes Device Guard […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — geoclue2 — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — geoclue2 — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1586 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13012 CVE-2020-13543 CVE-2020-13584 CVE-2020-16125 CVE-2020-9948 CVE-2020-9951 CVE-2020-9983 CVE-2021-1817  +4 more Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. The following packages have been upgraded to a later […]

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

Debian 11 — bzflag — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-4584 Upstream summary: BZFlag server 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a callsign that is not followed by a […]

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Debian 11 — bchunk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — bchunk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15953 CVE-2017-15954 CVE-2017-15955 Upstream summary: bchunk (related to BinChunker) 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow and crash when processing a malformed CUE (.cue) file. […]

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

Debian 11 — breezy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14176 Upstream summary: Bazaar through 2.7.0, when Subprocess SSH is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a bzr+ssh URL with an initial dash character in […]

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Debian 11 — r-other-x4r — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — r-other-x4r — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9765 CVE-2019-7659 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote […]

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