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

Oracle Linux 8 — libexif — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-5393)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5393 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0452 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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FreeBSD 13 — libXt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 June 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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Oracle Linux 8 — bind security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — bind security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4500)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4500 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8623 CVE-2020-8622 CVE-2020-8619 CVE-2020-8624 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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FreeBSD 13 — zziplib — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — zziplib — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zziplib – multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5974 CVE-2017-5975 CVE-2017-5976 CVE-2017-5977 CVE-2017-5978 CVE-2017-5979 CVE-2017-5980 CVE-2017-5981  +9 more Upstream summary: NIST reports (by search in the range 2017/01/01 – 2018/07/06): 17 security […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libkkc-data — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libkkc-data — 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-2019:3466 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 — dovecot-managesieve — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — dovecot-managesieve — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dovecot-managesieve — Script Name Directory Traversal Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5301 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: The security issue is caused due to an input validation error when processing script names. This […]

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How to Install .NET SDK on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install .NET SDK on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying install .net sdk on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 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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Ubuntu 16.04 MySQL Service Fails with InnoDB Corruption

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 June 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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FreeBSD 13 — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xkbcomp — Several vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15859 CVE-2018-15861 CVE-2018-15863 Upstream summary: X.Org reports: Multiple issues have been found in xkbcomp that have been previously been published as CVEs in libxbkcommon. […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – snapd cannot communicate with the Snap Store

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 20.04.6 📖 ~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 […]

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