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Debian 11 — ruby-bson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-bson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4410 Upstream summary: The Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal? method in rubygem-moped before commit dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker resource consumption) or perform a cross-site scripting […]

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How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication with Google Authenticator on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication with Google Authenticator on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up two-factor authentication with google authenticator on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — mingw-filesystem — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — mingw-filesystem — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1968 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16168 CVE-2020-13434 CVE-2020-13630 CVE-2020-13631 CVE-2020-13632 Upstream summary: MinGW is a free and open source software development environment to create Microsoft Windows applications. The following packages have been upgraded to […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gmp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5672-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43618 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GMP did not properly manage memory on 32-bit platforms when processing a specially crafted input. An attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — lrzip — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — lrzip — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5840-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5786 CVE-2020-25467 CVE-2021-27345 CVE-2021-27347 CVE-2022-26291 CVE-2022-28044 CVE-2017-8844 CVE-2017-8846  +7 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — conmon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — conmon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2023:2222 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41717 Upstream summary: Conmon is an OCI container runtime monitor. Security Fix(es): * golang: net/http: excessive memory growth in a Go server accepting HTTP/2 requests (CVE-2022-41717) For more […]

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Debian 10 — openldap — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — openldap — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 May 2022 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12243 CVE-2020-25692 CVE-2020-25709 CVE-2020-36221 CVE-2021-27212 CVE-2022-29155 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Gentoo Linux — sci-libs/gdal — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sci-libs/gdal — 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-202210-15 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45943 Upstream summary: GDAL does not sufficiently sanitize input when loading PCIDSK binary segments. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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