Text editors are an essential tool for every Linux system administrator, and RHEL 8 ships with access to both vim and nano through its default repositories. vim is a powerful modal editor favored for its speed and extensibility once the learning curve is overcome, while nano offers a straightforward, menu-driven experience suitable for quick edits. […]
🟠 High ⏱ 30–90 min Last verified: 3 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-1999-1121, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-1121 NVD summary: The default configuration for UUCP in AIX before 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges. References: www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-06.html www.osvdb.org/891 www.securityfocus.com/bid/38 Table […]
🟠 High ⏱ 30–90 min Last verified: 3 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-1999-0048, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0048 NVD summary: Talkd, when given corrupt DNS information, can be used to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. References: sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col Table of contents […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:4991 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1271 Upstream summary: XZ Utils is an integrated collection of user-space file compression utilities based on the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain algorithm (LZMA), which performs lossless data compression. The algorithm provides […]
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 ibm cloud cli with powervs on IBM AIX […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 3 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openhab — log4j remote code injection Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44228 Upstream summary: Openhab reports: Any openHAB instance that is publicly available or which consumes untrusted content from remote servers is potentially […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 3 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: osc — shell command injection via crafted _service files Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0778 Upstream summary: SUSE Security Update reports: osc before 0.151.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 3 October 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202405-10 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40897 Upstream summary: A vulnerability has been discovered in Setuptools. See the impact field. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 3 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dojo — cross-site scripting and other vulnerabilities Upstream summary: The Dojo Toolkit team reports: Some PHP files did not properly escape input. Some files could operate like "open redirects". A […]
