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Debian 11 — libuser — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libuser — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 June 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0002 CVE-2012-5630 CVE-2012-5644 CVE-2015-3245 CVE-2015-3246 Upstream summary: libuser before 0.57 uses a cleartext password value of (1) !! or (2) x for new LDAP user accounts, which makes […]

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How to Install and Configure Julia on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Julia on Debian 11

Introduction This guide explains how to Install and Configure Julia on Debian 11 on Debian 11 Bullseye. Debian Bullseye uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 11 install with the […]

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Alpine Linux edge — python3 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — python3 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.9.5-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — python3 3.9.5-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29921 CVE-2021-3426 CVE-2021-23336 CVE-2021-3177 CVE-2019-20907 CVE-2020-14422 CVE-2020-8315 CVE-2020-8492  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships python3 3.9.5-r0 which […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 June 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0842 CVE-2014-3566 Upstream summary: surf: cookie jar has read access from other local user Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — linux-raspi2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — linux-raspi2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4916-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1924611 CVE-2021-29154 CVE-2021-3493 CVE-2015-1350 CVE-2017-16644 CVE-2017-5967 CVE-2018-13095 CVE-2019-16231  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-4916-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, the fix for CVE-2021-3493 introduced a memory […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — hibagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — hibagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6493-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2043739 Upstream summary: On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, the hibagent package has been updated to add IMDSv2 support, as IMDSv1 uses an insecure protocol […]

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SLES 15 — mozilla-nspr — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — mozilla-nspr — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 June 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2015:1926-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7183 CVE-2020-15673 CVE-2020-15676 CVE-2020-15677 CVE-2020-15678 CVE-2020-15683 CVE-2020-15969 CVE-2021-23981  +4 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the PL_ARENA_ALLOCATE implementation in Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) in Mozilla […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — fribidi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — fribidi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-7514)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 June 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7514 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25309 CVE-2022-25310 CVE-2022-25308 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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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0129 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0129 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 24 June 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0129, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0129 NVD summary: Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file. References: www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-25.html   www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-25.html […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2003-0285 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2003-0285 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 24 June 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2003-0285, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2003-0285 NVD summary: IBM AIX 5.2 and earlier distributes Sendmail with a configuration file (sendmail.cf) with the (1) promiscuous_relay, (2) accept_unresolvable_domains, and (3) accept_unqualified_senders features enabled, […]

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