Introduction Deploying set up promtail log agent on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0548 CVE-2019-17544 CVE-2019-20433 CVE-2019-25051 Upstream summary: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality in compress.c for Aspell allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5925 CVE-2008-3329 CVE-2012-6709 CVE-2013-6050 CVE-2017-11114 Upstream summary: Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7203-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1046 CVE-2018-10851 CVE-2018-14626 CVE-2018-14644 CVE-2020-17482 CVE-2022-27227 Upstream summary: Wei Hao discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server incorrectly handled memory when accessing certain files. An attacker could possibly use […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5562-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0494 CVE-2022-1048 CVE-2022-1652 CVE-2022-1679 CVE-2022-1734 CVE-2022-1974 CVE-2022-1975 CVE-2022-2586 +12 more Upstream summary: Zhenpeng Lin discovered that the network packet scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel did not […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 1 October 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-IU-2022:1047-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29869 CVE-2022-27239 CVE-2012-1586 CVE-2020-14342 CVE-2021-20208 Upstream summary: cifs-utils through 6.14, with verbose logging, can cause an information leak when a file contains = (equal sign) […]
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 proctools on IBM AIX 7.3 with practical examples […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:4281 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 30 September 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 […]
🟠 High ⏱ 30–90 min Last verified: 30 September 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-1999-1487, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-1999-1487 NVD summary: Vulnerability in digest in AIX 4.3 allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifing any file on the system. References: www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rt=0&rs=0& […]
