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

NetBSD 9.4 — scapy — 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-2019-1010142 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged scapy<2.4.1 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010142 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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How to Set Up Splunk Universal Forwarder on Oracle Linux 9 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Splunk Universal Forwarder on Oracle Linux 9

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Set Up Splunk Universal Forwarder on Oracle Linux 9 on Oracle Linux 9. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered Oracle Linux 9 system with […]

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Debian 12 — backuppc — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — backuppc — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3369 CVE-2011-3361 CVE-2011-4923 CVE-2011-5081 Upstream summary: CgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in use in a multi-user environment, does not restrict users from the […]

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Debian 12 — libxml-atom-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libxml-atom-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-1102 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the XML::Atom Perl module before version 0.39 did not disable external entities when parsing XML from potentially untrusted sources. This may […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — rt — 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-2009-3585 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged rt<3.8.6 for vulnerability class 'session-hijack'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3585 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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Debian 12 — python-aioxmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — python-aioxmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000007 Upstream summary: aioxmpp version 0.10.2 and earlier contains a Improper Handling of Structural Elements vulnerability in Stanza Parser, rollback during error processing, aioxmpp.xso.model.guard function that can result […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — openjdk17 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — openjdk17 — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged openjdk17<1.17.0.4.2 for vulnerability class 'multiple-vulnerabilities'. Reference: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html#AppendixJAVA Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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Debian 11 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6684 CVE-2023-31606 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:3033-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17407 CVE-2020-8016 CVE-2020-8017 CVE-2023-46048 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in […]

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How to Install ArgoCD GitOps Tool on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ArgoCD GitOps Tool on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying install argocd gitops tool 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 You will […]

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