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

AlmaLinux 8 — nspr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:3572 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25648 Upstream summary: Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) provides […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: vlc heap-based buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3316 CVE-2007-3467 CVE-2007-3468 CVE-2008-5032 CVE-2008-5036 CVE-2010-2937 CVE-2012-1775 CVE-2012-1776  +12 more Upstream summary: Thomas Guillem reports: A heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC function in […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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Arch Linux — wpa_supplicant — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — wpa_supplicant — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202102-25 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0326 CVE-2017-13088 CVE-2017-13087 CVE-2017-13082 CVE-2017-13081 CVE-2017-13080 CVE-2017-13079 CVE-2017-13078  +3 more Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2:2.9-7. Fixed in: 2:2.9-8. Group: AVG-1530. Table of […]

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How to Set Up Tripwire for File Integrity Monitoring on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Tripwire for File Integrity Monitoring on RHEL 8

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) detects unauthorized changes to critical system files, binaries, and configuration directories — a key control for detecting intrusions and satisfying compliance requirements such as PCI-DSS and CIS benchmarks. Tripwire Open Source computes cryptographic hashes of monitored files at a baseline and alerts you to any subsequent modifications. This tutorial covers installing […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — GNOME security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — GNOME security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-1766)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1766 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12448 CVE-2019-12449 CVE-2019-12447 CVE-2018-20337 CVE-2019-3825 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Debian 9: UFW blocks required application ports

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2021 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS SSH login fails with permission denied

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2021 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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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Common Problems 117516

Ubuntu 20.04 DNS Resolution Fails Intermittently

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2021 📖 ~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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How to Set Up FreeNAS-style ZFS on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up FreeNAS-style ZFS on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up FreeNAS-style ZFS on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained […]

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