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Debian 12 — libtwelvemonkeys-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libtwelvemonkeys-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23792 Upstream summary: The package com.twelvemonkeys.imageio:imageio-metadata before 3.7.1 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection due to an insecurely initialized XML parser for reading XMP Metadata. An […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — ppp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — ppp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2025-2867 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-58250 CVE-2020-8597 Upstream summary: The passprompt plugin in pppd in ppp before 2.5.2 mishandles privileges. (CVE-2024-58250) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 12 — dns2tcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — dns2tcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3910 Upstream summary: dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — sdl2 — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — sdl2 — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 2.0.18-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — sdl2 2.0.18-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33657 CVE-2019-7572 CVE-2019-7573 CVE-2019-7574 CVE-2019-7575 CVE-2019-7576 CVE-2019-7578 CVE-2019-7635  +3 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships sdl2 2.0.18-r0 which […]

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Debian 12 — inspircd — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — inspircd — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1925 CVE-2012-1836 CVE-2012-6696 CVE-2012-6697 CVE-2015-6674 CVE-2015-8702 CVE-2016-7142 CVE-2019-20917  +2 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules, allows remote attackers […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — util-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — util-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8091-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2143850 CVE-2024-28085 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the util-linux su utility did not drop capabilities when being used with the –pty option. While not a security […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — libapr1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — libapr1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2024:14347-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49582 Upstream summary: Lax permissions set by the Apache Portable Runtime library on Unix platforms would allow local users read access to named shared […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql:16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql:16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-5929)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-5929 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-4317 CVE-2024-7348 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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Windows Server 2016 — KB5041828 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5041828 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5041828 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38063 CVE-2024-38140 CVE-2022-3775 CVE-2024-38178 CVE-2024-38193 CVE-2024-38196 CVE-2024-38198 CVE-2024-38199  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Windows Server 2025 — step-by-step Windows Server 2025 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Windows Server 2025

How to Configure a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Windows Server 2025 GitHub Actions self-hosted runners let you execute workflow jobs on your own infrastructure instead of GitHub’s cloud-hosted runners. For teams building Windows applications, running integration tests against local databases, or working in air-gapped environments, a self-hosted runner on Windows Server 2025 is the […]

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