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How to Use suma to Automate Fix Downloads on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use suma to Automate Fix Downloads 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 use suma to automate fix downloads on IBM AIX […]

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

Debian 11 — ctorrent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1759 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the btFiles::BuildFromMI function (trunk/btfiles.cpp) in Enhanced CTorrent (aka dTorrent) 3.3.2 and probably earlier, and CTorrent 1.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1735 CVE-2005-0073 CVE-2008-1648 CVE-2008-4476 CVE-2012-2352 CVE-2015-1306 CVE-2018-1000550 CVE-2018-1000671  +7 more Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create list option in Sympa 4.1.x and earlier allows remote […]

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Debian 11 — php-horde-form — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — php-horde-form — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9858 CVE-2020-8866 Upstream summary: Remote code execution was discovered in Horde Groupware Webmail 5.2.22 and 5.2.17. Horde/Form/Type.php contains a vulnerable class that handles image upload in forms. When […]

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Debian 11 — wine — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — wine — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0787 CVE-2006-0106 CVE-2018-12932 CVE-2018-12933 Upstream summary: Wine 20050211 and earlier creates temp files with world readable permissions and predictable file names, which allows local users to obtain sensitive […]

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Debian 11 — gnupg1 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gnupg1 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6313 CVE-2017-7526 CVE-2018-12020 CVE-2018-6829 CVE-2019-14855 Upstream summary: The mixing functions in the random number generator in Libgcrypt before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and GnuPG […]

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

Debian 11 — pktstat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0350 Upstream summary: tmp_smtp.c in pktstat 1.8.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/smtp.log. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — bcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — bcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:4306-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-42920 Upstream summary: Apache Commons BCEL has a number of APIs that would normally only allow changing specific class characteristics. However, due to an out-of-bounds […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — graphite-web — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — graphite-web — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6243-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18638 CVE-2022-4728 CVE-2022-4729 CVE-2022-4730 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Graphite-Web incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4796 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2007-4796 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 17 November 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2007-4796, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2007-4796 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in uucp in bos.net.uucp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. References: secunia.com/advisories/26715   […]

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