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Ubuntu 20.04 — owslib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — owslib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8247-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27476 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OWSLib did not properly disable entity resolution within its XML parser. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — php54-gd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — php54-gd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-2014-5120 CVE-2014-2497 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged php54-gd>=5.4<5.4.32 for vulnerability class 'remote-file-overwrite'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5120 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — nasm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — nasm — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8248-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33452 CVE-2023-31722 CVE-2021-33450 Upstream summary: Daisy Chen discovered that NASM was vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow when handling certain input. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — p5-HTTP-Daemon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — p5-HTTP-Daemon — 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 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31081 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged p5-HTTP-Daemon<6.15 for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31081 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6099-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 CVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 CVE-2023-29491 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ncurses was incorrectly performing bounds checks when processing invalid hashcodes. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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SLES 15 — zbar — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — zbar — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:4948-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40889 CVE-2023-40890 Upstream summary: A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the qr_reader_match_centers function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may lead to information disclosure […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 0.20200423-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — minio 0.20200423-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11012 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships minio 0.20200423-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-11012. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Set Up Nexus Repository Manager on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Nexus Repository Manager on Debian 12

Introduction How to Set Up Nexus Repository Manager on Debian 12 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 12 Bookworm server. Debian 12 Bookworm ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — nodejs-current — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — nodejs-current — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 9.2.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — nodejs-current 9.2.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15896 CVE-2017-15897 CVE-2018-7158 CVE-2018-7159 CVE-2018-7160 CVE-2023-45143 CVE-2023-39332 CVE-2023-39331  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships nodejs-current 9.2.1-r0 which […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — .NET 7.0 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — .NET 7.0 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-3592)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 September 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3592 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24936 CVE-2023-32032 CVE-2023-29337 CVE-2023-29331 CVE-2023-33128 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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