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How to Install Prometheus on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Prometheus on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying install prometheus on freebsd 13 on a FreeBSD 13 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 the standard base + […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — openarena — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: id Tech 3 — remote code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6903 Upstream summary: The content auto-download of id Tech 3 can be used to deliver maliciously crafted content, that triggers […]

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FreeBSD 13 — xpm — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xpm — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xpm — image decoding vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0687 CVE-2004-0688 Upstream summary: Chris Evans discovered several vulnerabilities in the libXpm image decoder: A stack-based buffer overflow in xpmParseColors An integer overflow […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python-rpmfluff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python-rpmfluff — 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-2019:3470 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 — libpgf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — libpgf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libpgf — use-after-free Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6673 Upstream summary: Pengsu Cheng reports: An use-after-free issue in Decoder.cpp was reported to upstream. The problem is due to lack of validation of ColorTableSize. […]

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FreeBSD 13 — postnuke — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — postnuke — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: postnuke — admin section SQL injection Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0615 CVE-2005-0616 CVE-2005-0617 CVE-2005-1621 CVE-2005-1695 CVE-2005-1696 CVE-2005-1698 CVE-2005-1777  +3 more Upstream summary: ISS X-Force reports: PostNuke is vulnerable to SQL injection. A […]

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How to Use Reliability Monitor on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Reliability Monitor on Windows Server 2016 (SERVER-2016-2)

How to Configure Windows Reliability Monitor on Windows Server 2016 Windows Reliability Monitor is a built-in diagnostic tool in Windows Server 2016 that tracks system stability over time and presents a graphical timeline of critical events such as application crashes, Windows failures, hardware errors, and software installations. Unlike Performance Monitor, which focuses on metrics, Reliability […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0853 CVE-2003-0854 CVE-2005-1039 CVE-2007-4998 CVE-2008-1946 CVE-2014-9471 CVE-2015-1865 CVE-2016-2781  +3 more Upstream summary: An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to […]

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FreeBSD 13 — joomla — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — joomla — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: joomla3 — vulnerabilitiesw Related CVEs: CVE-2006-6832 CVE-2006-6833 CVE-2006-6834 CVE-2007-4188 CVE-2007-4189 CVE-2007-4190 CVE-2007-5577 CVE-2008-3681  +12 more Upstream summary: JSST reports: Inadequate escaping in mod_banners leads to a stored XSS vulnerability. Inadequate […]

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Debian 11 — freerdp2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — freerdp2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 August 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000852 CVE-2018-8784 CVE-2018-8785 CVE-2018-8786 CVE-2018-8787 CVE-2018-8788 CVE-2018-8789 CVE-2019-17177  +12 more Upstream summary: FreeRDP FreeRDP 2.0.0-rc3 released version before commit 205c612820dac644d665b5bb1cdf437dc5ca01e3 contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in channels/drdynvc/client/drdynvc_main.c, drdynvc_process_capability_request that […]

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