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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on RHEL 8

Gitea is a lightweight, self-hosted Git service written in Go that provides a GitHub-like web interface with a tiny resource footprint — ideal for teams that want a simple hosted Git server without the overhead of a full GitLab installation. On RHEL 8, Gitea can be set up in under an hour using a single […]

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How to Set Up IPsec with StrongSwan on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IPsec with StrongSwan on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up IPsec with StrongSwan 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — subversion-freebsd — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — subversion-freebsd — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Subversion — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-2411 CVE-2010-4539 CVE-2010-4644 CVE-2011-0715 CVE-2011-1752 CVE-2011-1783 CVE-2011-1921 Upstream summary: Subversion team reports: Subversion's mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module will dereference a NULL pointer if […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7-rubygem-minitar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7-rubygem-minitar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:0115-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10173 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in the minitar before 0.6 and archive-tar-minitar 0.5.2 gems for Ruby allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files […]

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FreeBSD 12 — isc-dhcp3-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — isc-dhcp3-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isc-dhcpd — format string vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0460 CVE-2004-1006 Upstream summary: The ISC DHCP programs are vulnerable to several format string vulnerabilities which may allow a remote attacker to execute […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — monitoring-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — monitoring-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:1702-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5623 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the check_snmp function in Nagios Plugins (nagios-plugins) 1.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via […]

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FreeBSD 12 — xrdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xrdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xrdb — root hole via rogue hostname Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0465 Upstream summary: Matthias Hopf reports: By crafting hostnames with shell escape characters, arbitrary commands can be executed in a root […]

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How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying set up automatic security updates on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites You […]

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FreeBSD 12 — zh-tin — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zh-tin — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tin — buffer overflow vulnerabilities Upstream summary: Urs Janssen and Aleksey Salow report possible buffer overflows in tin versions 1.8.0 and 1.8.1. OpenPKG project elaborates there is an allocation off-by-one […]

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FreeBSD 12 — tdiary-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — tdiary-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tdiary — injection vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-6174 Upstream summary: An undisclosed eRuby injection vulnerability had been discovered in tDiary. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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