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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2002-0742 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2002-0742 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 28 February 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2002-0742, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2002-0742 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in pioout on AIX 4.3.3. References: archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q2/0005   archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q2/0005 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — xerces-j2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — xerces-j2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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 ALAS2-2024-2649 Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0881 CVE-2022-23437 Upstream summary: Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message to an […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mysql-connector-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mysql-connector-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-22946 CVE-2021-3712 CVE-2022-1941 CVE-2022-2097 CVE-2022-21245 CVE-2022-21249 CVE-2022-21253 CVE-2022-21254  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: This Critical Patch Update contains 37 new security patches, plus […]

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Debian 11 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-4330 CVE-2016-4331 CVE-2016-4332 CVE-2016-4333 CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508  +12 more Upstream summary: In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — curl — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — curl — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2021-1610)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 February 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1610 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8284 CVE-2020-8231 CVE-2020-8285 CVE-2020-8286 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — crda — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — crda — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2021:1673 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 SELinux Policies on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SELinux Policies on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction How to Configure SELinux Policies on CentOS Stream 9 on CentOS Stream 9 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration is […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0835 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0835 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 27 February 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0835, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0835 NVD summary: Denial of service in BIND named via malformed SIG records. References: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSS   www.securityfocus.com/bid/788   ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSS Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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