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Debian 12 — resteasy3.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — resteasy3.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6345 CVE-2016-6346 CVE-2016-6347 CVE-2016-6348 CVE-2016-9606 CVE-2017-7561 CVE-2020-10688 CVE-2020-1695  +2 more Upstream summary: RESTEasy allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging "insufficient use of random values" […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5032249 — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5032249 — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5032249 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36397 CVE-2023-36036 CVE-2023-36428 CVE-2023-36425 CVE-2023-36424 CVE-2023-36423 CVE-2023-36017 CVE-2023-36705  +9 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]

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Debian 11 — galera-4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — galera-4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-5157 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in MariaDB. An OpenVAS port scan on ports 3306 and 4567 allows a malicious remote client to cause a denial of […]

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How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying set up automatic security updates on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure […]

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How to Implement Network Segmentation on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Implement Network Segmentation on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction Setting up implement network segmentation 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 Implement Network Segmentation 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 — py-PDF2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — py-PDF2 — vulnerability — 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-2022-24859 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged py{27,36,37,38,39,310}-PDF2<1.27.5 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24859 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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How to Set Up Amanda Backup on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Amanda Backup on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Amanda Backup 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 Configure Samba on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Samba 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 separation. […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — perl-Pod-Perldoc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — perl-Pod-Perldoc — 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 ALAS2023-2023-217 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-31486 Upstream summary: HTTP::Tiny 0.082, a Perl core module since 5.13.9 and available standalone on CPAN, has an insecure default TLS configuration where users must opt in […]

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FreeBSD 14 — apache+mod_ssl+mod_snmp+mod_accel+mod_deflate+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — apache+mod_ssl+mod_snmp+mod_accel+mod_deflate+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache — Prevent chunk-size integer overflow on platforms where sizeof(int) < sizeof(long) Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 Upstream summary: Apache ChangeLog reports: Integer overflow in the ap_proxy_send_fb function in proxy/proxy_util.c […]

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