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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0111 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0111 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0111, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0111 NVD summary: RIP v1 is susceptible to spoofing. References: www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0111   www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0111 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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FreeBSD 13 — palemoon — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — palemoon — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: palemoon — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7832 CVE-2017-7835 CVE-2017-7840 CVE-2018-5102 CVE-2018-5122 Upstream summary: Pale Moon reports: CVE-2018-5102: Use-after-free in HTML media elements CVE-2018-5122: Potential integer overflow in DoCrypt Table of […]

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

How to Configure NTP 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 ntp on IBM AIX 7.3 with practical examples […]

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Debian 11 — boinc — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — boinc — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0126 CVE-2011-5280 CVE-2013-2018 CVE-2013-2019 CVE-2013-2298 CVE-2013-7386 Upstream summary: The decrypt_public function in lib/crypt.cpp in the client in Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) 6.2.14 and 6.4.5 does […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0225 CVE-2008-4953 Upstream summary: firehol.sh in FireHOL before 1.224 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/dbus-broker — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/dbus-broker — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202305-04 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31212 CVE-2022-31213 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in dbus-broker. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Initial Server Setup with SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

Initial Server Setup with SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers Initial Server Setup with SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites A fresh SLES 15 installation with root or sudo access is required. Ensure […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3761 CVE-2021-3907 CVE-2021-3908 CVE-2021-3909 CVE-2021-3910 CVE-2021-3911 CVE-2021-3912 CVE-2021-3978  +3 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — libtiff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-0302)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0302 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2057 CVE-2022-2521 CVE-2022-2519 CVE-2022-2056 CVE-2022-2520 CVE-2022-2953 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-seamonkey — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-seamonkey — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0749 CVE-2006-1045 CVE-2006-1529 CVE-2006-1530 CVE-2006-1531 CVE-2006-1723 CVE-2006-1724 CVE-2006-1725  +12 more Upstream summary: Mozilla Foundation reports: CVE-2019-11751: Malicious code execution through command line parameters CVE-2019-11746: […]

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