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FreeBSD 13 — mariadb100-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mariadb100-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mysql — denial of service vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3152 CVE-2015-4792 CVE-2015-4802 CVE-2015-4807 CVE-2015-4815 CVE-2015-4826 CVE-2015-4830 CVE-2015-4836  +12 more Upstream summary: Openwall reports: C client library for MySQL (libmysqlclient.so) has use-after-free […]

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How to Use Terraform with IBM Power Systems on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Terraform with IBM Power Systems 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 use terraform with ibm power systems on IBM AIX […]

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FreeBSD 13 — piwigo — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — piwigo — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: piwigo — SQL injection Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1468 CVE-2013-1469 CVE-2020-8089 Upstream summary: Piwigo reports: Piwigo is affected by multiple SQL injection issues. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libjxl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libjxl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202210-36 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-34000 Upstream summary: libjxl contains an unecessary assertion in jxl::LowMemoryRenderPipeline::Init. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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How to Use AIX WPAR Manager on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use AIX WPAR Manager on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use aix wpar manager on ibm aix 7.2 on […]

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FreeBSD 13 — rubygem-passenger — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — rubygem-passenger — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygem-passenger — arbitrary file read vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2119 CVE-2015-7519 CVE-2017-16355 Upstream summary: Phusion reports: The cPanel Security Team discovered a vulnerability in Passenger that allows users to list the […]

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Debian 11 — linux-ftpd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — linux-ftpd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5778 CVE-2006-6008 CVE-2006-7094 CVE-2008-4247 Upstream summary: ftpd in linux-ftpd 0.17, and possibly other versions, performs a chdir before setting the UID, which allows local users to bypass intended […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16516 CVE-2022-24795 Upstream summary: In the yajl-ruby gem 1.3.0 for Ruby, when a crafted JSON file is supplied to Yajl::Parser.new.parse, the whole ruby process crashes with a SIGABRT […]

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How to Configure HAProxy Load Balancer on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure HAProxy Load Balancer on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying configure haproxy load balancer on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — libksba — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libksba — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5787-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-47629 CVE-2022-3515 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Libksba incorrectly handled parsing CRL signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Libksba to crash, resulting […]

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