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FreeBSD 13 — php5-filter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php5-filter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php-filter — Denial of Service Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3710 Upstream summary: The following DoS condition in filter extension was fixed in PHP 5.3.4 and PHP 5.2.15: Stack consumption vulnerability in the […]

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How to Enable SSL/TLS with Let's Encrypt on Apache2 on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Enable SSL/TLS with Let’s Encrypt on Apache2 on Debian 9

Introduction How to Enable SSL/TLS with Let’s Encrypt on Apache2 on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9862 CVE-2020-14315 Upstream summary: Integer signedness error in bspatch.c in bspatch in bsdiff, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — transfig — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — transfig — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2173 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21682 CVE-2021-32280 CVE-2021-3561 CVE-2019-19746 CVE-2019-19797 Upstream summary: 2023-08-03: CVE-2021-32280 was added to this advisory. A global buffer overflow in the set_fill component in genge.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-text/qpdf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-text/qpdf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202401-20 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36978 Upstream summary: A vulnerability has been discovered in QPDF. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — jqueryui — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — jqueryui — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 March 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6419-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7103 CVE-2021-41182 CVE-2021-41183 CVE-2021-41184 CVE-2022-31160 Upstream summary: Hong Phat Ly discovered that jQuery UI did not properly manage parameters from untrusted sources, which could lead to arbitrary […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — gupnp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-2363)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 March 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2363 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33516 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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How to Configure Grafana Alerting on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Grafana Alerting on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying configure grafana alerting on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, […]

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How to Manage Users and Groups on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Users and Groups on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Manage Users and Groups on CentOS Stream 9 on CentOS Stream 9. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered CentOS Stream 9 system with the […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2018-1751 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2018-1751 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 12 March 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2018-1751, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2018-1751 NVD summary: IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. […]

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