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FreeBSD 13 — py25-django-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py25-django-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: django — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-2302 CVE-2009-3695 CVE-2010-3082 Upstream summary: The Django project reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — cfengine — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — cfengine — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36756 CVE-2021-38379 Upstream summary: CFEngine Enterprise 3.15.0 through 3.15.4 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 13 — pear-twig-twig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — pear-twig-twig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pear-twig — remote code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7809 Upstream summary: Fabien Potencier reports: End users can craft valid Twig code that allows them to execute arbitrary code (RCEs) via the […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — pngcrush — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pngcrush — libpng Uninitialised Pointer Arrays Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0040 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: A vulnerability has been reported in Pngcrush, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially […]

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

How to Upgrade FreeBSD 13 to FreeBSD 13

Introduction How to Upgrade FreeBSD 13 to FreeBSD 13 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 13 server operator. FreeBSD 13 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet filtering, […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libphp-adodb — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libphp-adodb — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6825-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-4855 CVE-2016-7405 CVE-2021-3850 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the PDO driver in ADOdb was incorrectly handling string quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — jackson-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — jackson-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:1678-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36518 Upstream summary: jackson-databind before 2.13.0 allows a Java StackOverflow exception and denial of service via a large depth of nested objects. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5019-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-1093 CVE-2021-1094 CVE-2021-1095 CVE-2021-1076 CVE-2021-1077 CVE-2021-1052 CVE-2021-1053 Upstream summary: It was discovered that an assert() could be triggered in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. A local attacker could […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-0768)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-0768 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28241 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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