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Oracle Linux 9 — squid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — squid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-6266)

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 11 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6266 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46847 CVE-2023-46848 CVE-2023-46846 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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NetBSD 9.4 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (20 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-2006-2414 CVE-2019-11500 CVE-2020-10957 CVE-2020-10958 CVE-2020-10967 CVE-2020-12100 CVE-2020-12673 CVE-2020-12674  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged dovecot>0.99.99<1.0beta8 for vulnerability class 'remote-file-listing'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2414 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy 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 fine-grained […]

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How to Install Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction CentOS Stream 9 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying install docker compose on centos stream 9 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Install Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 9, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for […]

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How to Install cAdvisor for Container Monitoring on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install cAdvisor for Container Monitoring on FreeBSD 14

Introduction How to Install cAdvisor for Container Monitoring 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 management, pf for […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — libqb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — libqb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-294 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-39976 Upstream summary: log_blackbox.c in libqb before 2.0.8 allows a buffer overflow via long log messages because the header size is not considered. (CVE-2023-39976) Table of contents […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2023-50945 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2023-50945 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2023-50945, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2023-50945 NVD summary: IBM Common Licensing 9.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. References: www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7161947 Table of contents […]

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How to Configure MAC Policies on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MAC Policies on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure MAC Policies 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 fine-grained privilege […]

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FreeBSD 14 — sl-openoffice-SL — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — sl-openoffice-SL — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading a […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — h8300-hms-binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — h8300-hms-binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — 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 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8501 CVE-2014-8502 CVE-2014-8503 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged h8300-hms-binutils<2.25 for vulnerability class 'out-of-bounds-write'. Reference: http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2014-8501/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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