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FreeBSD 14 — dircproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — dircproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 July 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dircproxy — remote denial of service Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5226 Upstream summary: Securiweb reports: dircproxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via an ACTION command without […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — mtr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — mtr — vulnerability — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged mtr<0.72nb1 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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How to Install Vagrant and VirtualBox on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install GitLab CE on Ubuntu 24.04

GitLab Community Edition is a full-featured DevOps platform that combines Git repository management, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and a container registry in a single application. This guide installs GitLab CE on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended) A domain […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — usbredir — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — usbredir — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 0.12.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — usbredir 0.12.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3700 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships usbredir 0.12.0-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-3700. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 14 — rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 July 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rails-html-sanitizer — possible XSS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7576 CVE-2015-7577 CVE-2015-7581 CVE-2016-0751 CVE-2016-0752 CVE-2016-0753 CVE-2018-3741 Upstream summary: OSS-Security list: There is a possible XSS vulnerability in rails-html-sanitizer. The gem allows non-whitelisted […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — sdl_image — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — sdl_image — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.2.12-r5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — sdl_image 1.2.12-r5 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13616 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships sdl_image 1.2.12-r5 which addresses CVE-2019-13616. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — ircii — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — ircii — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 20210314-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — ircii 20210314-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29376 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships ircii 20210314-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-29376. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — djoser — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — djoser — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 July 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7354-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-21543 Upstream summary: Diego Cebrián discovered that djoser did not properly handle user authentication. An attacker with valid credentials could possibly use this to bypass authentication checks, […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5039330 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5039330 — 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 KB5039330 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-30080 CVE-2024-30069 CVE-2024-30076 CVE-2024-30077 CVE-2024-30078 CVE-2024-30082 CVE-2024-35250 CVE-2023-50868  +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 FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure 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 for […]

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