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

Oracle Linux 9 — samba security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-6667)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6667 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34967 CVE-2023-34968 CVE-2023-34966 CVE-2022-2127 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — shim — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — shim — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2024:1902 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40546 CVE-2023-40547 CVE-2023-40548 CVE-2023-40549 CVE-2023-40550 CVE-2023-40551 CVE-2021-3695 CVE-2021-3696  +12 more Upstream summary: The shim package contains a first-stage UEFI boot loader that handles chaining to a trusted full boot […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29810 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29810 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29810, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29810 NVD summary: IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3.10 and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript […]

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How to Install MySQL 8 on Oracle Linux 9 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MySQL 8 on Oracle Linux 9

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Install MySQL 8 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 the default […]

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FreeBSD 12 — qt5-network — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — qt5-network — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: QtNetwork — potential buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2023-51714 Upstream summary: Andy Shaw reports: A potential integer overflow has been discovered in Qt's HTTP2 implementation. If the HTTP2 implementation receives more […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — scipy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — scipy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6226-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-25399 CVE-2023-29824 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SciPy did not properly manage memory operations during reference counting. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — motif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — motif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2024:2217 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 Upstream summary: The motif packages include the Motif shared libraries needed to run applications which are dynamically linked against Motif, as well as MWM, the Motif […]

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SLES 15 — sysstat — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — sysstat — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:0026-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19725 CVE-2023-33204 CVE-2022-39377 CVE-2019-16167 CVE-2018-19416 CVE-2018-19517 Upstream summary: sysstat through 12.2.0 has a double free in check_file_actlst in sa_common.c. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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SLES 15 — go1.17 — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — go1.17 — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 April 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:1298-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30580 CVE-2022-32189 CVE-2022-1705 CVE-2022-1962 CVE-2022-28131 CVE-2022-30630 CVE-2022-30631 CVE-2022-30632  +9 more Upstream summary: Code injection in Cmd.Start in os/exec before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 allows […]

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