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FreeBSD 13 — nbd-server — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — nbd-server — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nbd-server — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3534 Upstream summary: Kurt Fitzner reports a buffer overflow vulnerability within nbd. This could potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code on the […]

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Debian 11 — ruby-http — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-http — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1828 Upstream summary: The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack. […]

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

Debian 11 — hiera — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3248 Upstream summary: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before […]

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Debian 11 — simplesamlphp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4625 CVE-2012-0040 CVE-2012-0908 CVE-2016-3124 CVE-2016-9814 CVE-2016-9955 CVE-2017-12867 CVE-2017-12868  +12 more Upstream summary: simplesamlphp before 1.6.3 (squeeze) and before 1.8.2 (sid) incorrectly handles XML encryption which could allow remote […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — binwalk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4510 Upstream summary: A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem […]

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How to Mount NFS Shares at Boot on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Mount NFS Shares at Boot on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying mount nfs shares at boot 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 […]

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Debian 11 — automake1.11 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — automake1.11 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3386 Upstream summary: The "make distcheck" rule in GNU Automake before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 grants world-writable permissions to the extraction directory, which introduces a race condition […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — mujs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — mujs — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7575-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30974 CVE-2021-45005 CVE-2022-30975 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle try/finally statements, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — bind9.16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — bind9.16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-6781)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 September 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-6781 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-38177 CVE-2022-38178 CVE-2022-3080 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-Pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-Pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14645-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30595 CVE-2022-22817 CVE-2022-24303 Upstream summary: libImaging/TgaRleDecode.c in Pillow 9.1.0 has a heap buffer overflow in the processing of invalid TGA image files. Table of contents […]

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