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

Debian 11 — parser — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 August 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3736 Upstream summary: ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to […]

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How to Tune Scheduler with schedo on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune Scheduler with schedo 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 tune scheduler with schedo on IBM AIX 7.3 with […]

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Debian 11 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 August 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1807 CVE-2007-3215 CVE-2015-8476 CVE-2016-10033 CVE-2017-11503 CVE-2017-5223 CVE-2018-19296 CVE-2020-13625  +2 more Upstream summary: The Data function in class.smtp.php in PHPMailer 1.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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How to Configure IPv6 on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure IPv6 on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 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 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure ipv6 on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM AIX […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libgoogle-gson-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libgoogle-gson-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 August 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6692-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25647 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Gson incorrectly handled deserialization of untrusted input data. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — unzip — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — unzip — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 August 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5673-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4217 CVE-2022-0529 CVE-2022-0530 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1957077 CVE-2014-9913 CVE-2016-9844 CVE-2018-1000035 CVE-2018-18384  +1 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that unzip did not properly handle unicode strings under certain circumstances. If […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — trace-cmd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — trace-cmd — 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-2022:1999 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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How to Configure Snort Network Intrusion Detection on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Snort Network Intrusion Detection on Debian 11

Introduction Debian 11 Bullseye is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure snort network intrusion detection on debian 11 on Bullseye leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bullseye freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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SLES 12 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — cifs-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 August 2022 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-IU-2022:1047-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29869 CVE-2022-27239 CVE-2020-14342 CVE-2021-20208 CVE-2012-1586 Upstream summary: cifs-utils through 6.14, with verbose logging, can cause an information leak when a file contains = (equal sign) […]

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SLES 15 — libaudiofile1 — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libaudiofile1 — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 August 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:0940-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7747 CVE-2018-17095 CVE-2019-13147 CVE-2022-24599 CVE-2017-6827 CVE-2017-6828 CVE-2017-6829 CVE-2017-6830  +10 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File […]

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