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Amazon Linux 2 — zstd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — zstd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2140 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4899 Upstream summary: In zstd, supplying an empty string as an argument to either –output-dir-flat or –output-dir-mirror may cause a buffer overrun. (CVE-2022-4899) Table of contents Symptom […]

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Debian 11 — blosxom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — blosxom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-2236 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in blosxom.cgi in Blosxom before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flav parameter (flavour […]

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How to Configure Chef Client on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Chef Client on IBM AIX 7.3

Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure chef client on IBM AIX 7.3 with practical […]

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Debian 11 — pasdoc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pasdoc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17527 Upstream summary: delphi_gui/WWWBrowserRunnerDM.pas in PasDoc 0.14 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct […]

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Debian 11 — libssh2 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libssh2 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1782 CVE-2016-0787 CVE-2019-13115 CVE-2019-17498 CVE-2019-3855 CVE-2019-3856 CVE-2019-3857 CVE-2019-3858  +7 more Upstream summary: The kex_agree_methods function in libssh2 before 1.5.0 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service […]

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Debian 11 — bzrtp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — bzrtp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6271 Upstream summary: The Bzrtp library (aka libbzrtp) 1.0.x before 1.0.4 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct spoofing attacks by leveraging a missing HVI check on DHPart2 packet reception. […]

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Debian 11 — apt-xapian-index — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — apt-xapian-index — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1064 Upstream summary: apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — gst-plugins-good1.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gst-plugins-good1.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5555-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1920 CVE-2022-1921 CVE-2022-1922 CVE-2022-1923 CVE-2022-1924 CVE-2022-1925 CVE-2022-2122 CVE-2021-3497  +7 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9029)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9029 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0185 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — pesign — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — pesign — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-1067)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 November 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-1067 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3560 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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