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SLES 12 — ppp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — ppp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 September 2022 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:0489-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8597 CVE-2022-4603 CVE-2014-3158 CVE-2015-3310 Upstream summary: eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions. […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-0925)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 September 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-0925 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12900 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — selinux-policy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — selinux-policy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:1995 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 […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-38948 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-38948 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 7 September 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-38948, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-38948 NVD summary: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py38-nicotine-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py38-nicotine-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-nicotine-plus — Denial of service vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45848 Upstream summary: ztauras reports: Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ starting with version 3.0.3 and prior to version 3.2.1 allows […]

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

How to Configure DHCP Server 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 dhcp server on IBM AIX 7.3 with practical […]

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FreeBSD 13 — zope — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — zope — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zope — cross-site scripting vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3323 CVE-2006-3458 CVE-2006-4684 CVE-2007-0240 Upstream summary: The Zope Team reports: A vulnerability has been discovered in Zope, where by certain types of misuse […]

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FreeBSD 13 — grub2-bhyve — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — grub2-bhyve — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: grub2-bhyve — multiple privilege escalations Upstream summary: Reno Robert reports: FreeBSD uses a two-process model for running a VM. For booting non-FreeBSD guests, a modified grub-emu is used (grub-bhyve). Grub-bhyve […]

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