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Windows Server 2019 — NIC Teaming failover delay creates transient packet blackholes in bonded interfaces — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~2 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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How to Configure LVM on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LVM on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure LVM 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 privilege separation. […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — prozilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ProZilla — server response buffer overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1120 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported to exist in this software package. The vulnerabilities can be triggered by […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py38-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py38-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-flask-caching — remote code execution or local privilege escalation vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33026 Upstream summary: subnix reports: The Flask-Caching extension through 2.0.2 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — pcsc-lite-ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — pcsc-lite-ccid — 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-2021:3049 Upstream summary: PC/SC Lite provides a Windows SCard compatible interface for communicating with smart cards, smart card readers, and other security tokens. Bug Fixes: * Increase global reader array size to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — storebackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — storebackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4508-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7040 Upstream summary: It was discovered that StoreBackup did not properly manage lock files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service […]

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How to Install and Use tmux on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use tmux on FreeBSD 13

Introduction FreeBSD 13 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install and use tmux on freebsd 13 on FreeBSD 13 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — p11-kit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — p11-kit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4677-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29361 CVE-2020-29362 CVE-2020-29363 Upstream summary: David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash, resulting […]

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