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CentOS Stream 9 — wavpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — wavpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 November 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2022:8139 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44269 Upstream summary: WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Security Fix(es): * wavpack: Heap out-of-bounds read […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — device-mapper-multipath — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — device-mapper-multipath — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-7928)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 November 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7928 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3787 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 — libjpeg-turbo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — libjpeg-turbo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-2295)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-2295 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29390 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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Debian 11 — thunderbird — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — thunderbird — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2353 CVE-2006-0292 CVE-2006-0294 CVE-2006-0295 CVE-2006-0296 CVE-2006-0297 CVE-2006-0298 CVE-2006-0299  +12 more Upstream summary: run-mozilla.sh in Thunderbird, with debugging enabled, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2022-47983 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2022-47983 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 13 November 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2022-47983, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2022-47983 NVD summary: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus […]

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

Debian 11 — prototypejs — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-7220 CVE-2020-27511 Upstream summary: Unspecified vulnerability in Prototype JavaScript framework (prototypejs) before 1.6.0.2 allows attackers to make "cross-site ajax requests" via unknown vectors. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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FreeBSD 12 — eternalterminal — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — eternalterminal — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 November 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: net/eternalterminal — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2022-48257 CVE-2022-48258 Upstream summary: Mitre reports: etserver and etclient have predictable logfile names in /tmp and they are world-readable logfiles Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Configure DRBD-Style Replication on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DRBD-Style Replication 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 drbd-style replication on IBM AIX 7.3 with practical […]

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Debian 11 — chafa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — chafa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1507 CVE-2022-2061 CVE-2022-2301 Upstream summary: chafa: NULL Pointer Dereference in function gif_internal_decode_frame at libnsgif.c:599 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted input file. […]

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

Debian 11 — qgit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 November 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4631 Upstream summary: The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code […]

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