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Debian 9 — xmltooling — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — xmltooling — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-0489 CVE-2019-9628 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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Debian 9 — spip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — spip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15736 CVE-2017-9736 CVE-2019-11071 CVE-2019-16391 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — go — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — go — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15041 CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-6574 CVE-2014-7189 CVE-2016-3959 CVE-2016-5386 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875  +5 more Upstream summary: Go before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows "go get" remote command execution. […]

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How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on FreeBSD 12 (ON-FREEBSD-12)

Introduction How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 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 […]

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Common Problems 118944

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS DNS Resolution Fails Intermittently

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 2019 📖 ~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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Common Problems 115049

RHEL 8 – auditd Backlog Limit Exceeded and Events Dropped

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 2019 📖 ~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 Configure Ansible to Manage AIX Nodes on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Ansible to Manage AIX Nodes on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure ansible to manage aix nodes on ibm aix […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pidgin-otr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2012:0703-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2369 CVE-2015-8833 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the log_message_cb function in otr-plugin.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 3.2.1 for Pidgin might […]

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How to Set Up a Go Web Application on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Go Web Application on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up a Go Web Application on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-libxml — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-libxml — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libxml2 — Enforce the reader to run in constant memory Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1944 CVE-2011-3202 CVE-2011-3919 CVE-2013-2877 CVE-2014-0191 CVE-2014-3660 CVE-2015-1819 Upstream summary: Daniel Veilland reports: Enforce the reader to run in […]

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