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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0647 CVE-2005-2317 Upstream summary: shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file. […]

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Debian 11 — pupnp-1.8 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pupnp-1.8 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12695 CVE-2020-13848 CVE-2021-28302 CVE-2021-29462 Upstream summary: The Open Connectivity Foundation UPnP specification before 2020-04-17 does not forbid the acceptance of a subscription request with a delivery URL on […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — maven-shared-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — maven-shared-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6730-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29599 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Maven Shared Utils did not handle double-quoted strings properly, allowing shell injection attacks. This could allow an attacker to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — usbview — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — usbview — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5249-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23220 Upstream summary: It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative privileges […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — barbican — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — barbican — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5697-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3100 CVE-2022-23451 CVE-2022-23452 Upstream summary: Douglas Mendizabal discovered that Barbican incorrectly handled certain query strings. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the access […]

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How to Use IBM Electronic Service Agent on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use IBM Electronic Service Agent 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 ibm electronic service agent on IBM AIX 7.3 […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — flac — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — flac — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6360-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-22219 CVE-2017-6888 CVE-2020-0499 CVE-2021-0561 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled encoding certain files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5956-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11503 CVE-2016-10033 CVE-2016-10045 CVE-2017-5223 CVE-2018-19296 CVE-2020-13625 CVE-2021-3603 Upstream summary: USN-5956-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHPMailer. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2017-11503 was incomplete. This update fixes […]

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