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Debian 12 — cacti — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — cacti — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1477 CVE-2002-1478 CVE-2002-1479 CVE-2004-1736 CVE-2004-1737 CVE-2005-10004 CVE-2005-1524 CVE-2005-1525  +12 more Upstream summary: graphs.php in Cacti before 0.6.8 allows remote authenticated Cacti administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ganglia-webfrontend — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ganglia-webfrontend — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6465 CVE-2013-0275 CVE-2019-20378 CVE-2019-20379 CVE-2024-52762 CVE-2024-52763 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ganglia-webfrontend>=3.1.7<3.5.1 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://secunia.com/advisories/50047/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 14 — gnats — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

FreeBSD 14 — gnats — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gnats — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0623 Upstream summary: Gnats suffers from a format string bug, which may enable an attacker to execute arbitary code. Table of contents Symptom […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — ruby-jquery-rails — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — ruby-jquery-rails — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6662 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{18,21,22,23}-jquery-rails<3.0.1 for vulnerability class 'code-injection'. Reference: https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-6662 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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How to Register a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Register a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Register a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. 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 […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — ktorrent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — ktorrent — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1384 CVE-2007-1799 CVE-2007-1385 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ktorrent<2.1.2 for vulnerability class 'directory-traversal'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1384 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2024-43186 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2024-43186 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 20 November 2024 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2024-43186, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2024-43186 NVD summary: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information that is stored locally under certain conditions. References: www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184980 Table […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — percona-toolkit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — percona-toolkit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1027 CVE-2014-2029 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged percona-toolkit<2.2.13 for vulnerability class 'information-disclosure'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1027 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ez-ipupdate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ez-ipupdate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ez-ipupdate — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0980 Upstream summary: Data supplied by a remote server is used as the format string instead of as parameters in a syslog() call. […]

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FreeBSD 14 — mod_http2-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — mod_http2-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache httpd — denial of service in HTTP/2 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8740 Upstream summary: mod_http2 reports: The Apache HTTPD web server (from 2.4.17-2.4.23) did not apply limitations on request headers correctly […]

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