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Debian 12 — argyll — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — argyll — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0583 CVE-2009-0584 CVE-2009-0792 CVE-2012-1616 CVE-2012-4405 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and […]

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Debian 12 — pdftk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — pdftk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-37819 Upstream summary: PDF Labs pdftk-java v3.2.3 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component /text/pdf/PdfReader.java. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — fuse-ntfs — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — fuse-ntfs — 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-2017-0358 CVE-2019-9755 CVE-2022-40284 CVE-2021-33285 CVE-2021-33286 CVE-2021-33287 CVE-2021-33289 CVE-2021-35266  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged fuse-ntfs-3g-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3268 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — emacs23 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — emacs23 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-2017-14482 CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3424 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged emacs23-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14482 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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Debian 12 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4397 CVE-2013-4420 CVE-2021-33643 CVE-2021-33644 CVE-2021-33645 CVE-2021-33646 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in the th_read function in lib/block.c in libtar before 1.2.20 allow remote attackers to cause a denial […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — elm — 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 elm<2.5.8 for vulnerability class 'remote-user-shell'. Reference: http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2005-08/0692.html Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — cfengine-2.1.[0-7] — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — cfengine — 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 cfengine for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://www.securityfocus.org/advisories/7045 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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How to Configure LVM Thin Provisioning on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LVM Thin Provisioning on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying configure lvm thin provisioning 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 Debian […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — frr — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — frr — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 8.2.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — frr 8.2.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-26125 CVE-2022-26126 CVE-2022-26127 CVE-2022-26128 CVE-2022-26129 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships frr 8.2.1-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-26125. Table of contents […]

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

How to Install Docker Compose on RHEL 9

Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications from a single YAML configuration file (docker-compose.yml or compose.yaml). Instead of manually running multiple docker run commands and configuring networks and volumes by hand, Docker Compose allows you to declare all services (web application, database, cache, message queue) in one file and start […]

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