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Amazon Linux 2023 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-220 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29491 CVE-2023-45918 CVE-2023-50495 CVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 Upstream summary: ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed […]

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How to Configure Software RAID on Oracle Linux 9 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Software RAID on Oracle Linux 9

Introduction Oracle Linux 9 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying configure software raid on oracle linux 9 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Configure Software RAID on Oracle Linux 9, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for […]

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Debian 11 — c-ares — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — c-ares — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 April 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5180 CVE-2017-1000381 CVE-2020-14354 CVE-2020-22217 CVE-2020-8277 CVE-2021-3672 CVE-2022-4904 CVE-2023-31124  +4 more Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query function in c-ares 1.x before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — klibc — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — klibc — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7959-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9843 CVE-2016-9840 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2018-25032 CVE-2022-37434 CVE-2021-31870 CVE-2021-31871 CVE-2021-31872  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that zlib, vendored in klibc, did not properly handle integer arithmetic. An […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — nodejs — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — nodejs — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6735-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-30588 CVE-2023-30589 CVE-2023-30590 CVE-2019-15604 CVE-2019-15605 CVE-2019-15606 CVE-2020-8174 CVE-2020-8265  +10 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled the use of invalid public keys while creating […]

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Alpine Linux edge — lua5.4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — lua5.4 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 5.4.4-r4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — lua5.4 5.4.4-r4 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-28805 CVE-2019-6706 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships lua5.4 5.4.4-r4 which addresses CVE-2022-28805. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — zabbix — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — zabbix — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6751-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-35229 CVE-2022-35230 CVE-2014-3005 CVE-2016-10134 CVE-2016-10742 CVE-2016-4338 CVE-2017-2824 CVE-2017-2825  +3 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled input data in the discovery and graphs pages. […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — traceroute — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6478-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-46316 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. Table […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — mingw-pixman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — mingw-pixman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 April 2023 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2024:2525 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44638 Upstream summary: Pixman is a pixel manipulation library for the X Window System and Cairo. Security Fix(es): * pixman: Integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y leading to heap out-of-bounds […]

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