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Oracle Linux 8 — java-11-openjdk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — java-11-openjdk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-1822)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-1822 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-21094 CVE-2024-21012 CVE-2024-21085 CVE-2024-21068 CVE-2024-21011 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.8.9_p1-r3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — lynx 2.8.9_p1-r3 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38165 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships lynx 2.8.9_p1-r3 which addresses CVE-2021-38165. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 14 — libXext — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — libXext — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction Setting up configure opentelemetry collector on centos stream 9 on a CentOS Stream 9 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on CentOS Stream 9, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — suse_gdk-pixbuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — suse_gdk-pixbuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 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 suse{,32}_gdk-pixbuf<11.1 for vulnerability class 'eol'. Reference: https://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/vulns/eol-packages Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2023-25928 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2023-25928 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 14 January 2024 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2023-25928, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2023-25928 NVD summary: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2023-1995 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2023-1995 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 14 January 2024 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2023-1995, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2023-1995 NVD summary: Insufficient Logging vulnerability in Hitachi HiRDB Server, HiRDB Server With Addtional Function, HiRDB Structured Data Access Facility.This issue affects HiRDB Server: before 09-60-39, […]

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How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting on FreeBSD 14 (ON-FREEBSD-14)

Introduction How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting on FreeBSD 14 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 14 server operator. FreeBSD 14 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 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — cloud-init — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — cloud-init — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cloud-init — sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs Related CVEs: CVE-2023-1786 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could […]

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