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SLES 12 — cpp7 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — cpp7 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 August 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:3021-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-4039 CVE-2019-14250 CVE-2019-15847 CVE-2020-13844 Upstream summary: **DISPUTED**A failure in the -fstack-protector feature in GCC-based toolchains that target AArch64 allows an attacker to exploit an existing […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — kvm_utils3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — kvm_utils3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12855)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12855 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-3301 CVE-2023-3255 CVE-2023-2700 CVE-2023-3354 CVE-2023-3750 CVE-2023-0330 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — openjdk16 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — openjdk16 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 16.0.2_p7-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — openjdk16 16.0.2_p7-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-2388 CVE-2021-2369 CVE-2021-2341 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships openjdk16 16.0.2_p7-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-2388. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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How to Set Up a Local Kubernetes Dev Cluster with Kind on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Local Kubernetes Dev Cluster with Kind on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up a local kubernetes dev cluster with kind on debian 12 on Bookworm leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bookworm freeze. […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — gst-plugins-base — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — gst-plugins-base — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 1.22.12-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gst-plugins-base 1.22.12-r0 Related CVEs: ZDI-CAN-23896 CVE-2021-3522 CVE-2019-9928 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships gst-plugins-base 1.22.12-r0 which addresses ZDI-CAN-23896. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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How to Set Up a CentOS Stream 9 Template in VMware — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a CentOS Stream 9 Template in VMware

Introduction Setting up set up a centos stream 9 template in vmware on a CentOS Stream 9 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up a CentOS Stream 9 Template in VMware, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-em-http-request — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-em-http-request — 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 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13482 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{22,24,25,26,27}-em-http-request-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'improper-certificate-validation'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13482 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionpack — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionpack — multiple vulnerabilities (7 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-2012-1099 CVE-2013-0155 CVE-2014-0081 CVE-2014-0130 CVE-2015-7579 CVE-2014-0082 CVE-2015-7581 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{18,19,193}-actionpack>3<3.0.12 for vulnerability class 'cross-site-scripting'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1099 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — kernel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-6003)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-6003 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1055 CVE-2022-0494 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 — p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA — 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 Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0129 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA<0.13nb6 for vulnerability class 'ssl-certificate-spoofing'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0129 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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