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FreeBSD 13 — py34-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py34-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-cryptography — tag forgery vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9243 CVE-2018-10903 Upstream summary: The Python Cryptographic Authority (PyCA) project reports: finalize_with_tag() allowed tag truncation by default which can allow tag forgery in […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ctorrent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ctorrent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Enhanced cTorrent — stack-based overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1759 Upstream summary: Securityfocus reports: cTorrent and dTorrent are prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied […]

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How to Set Up S3FS FUSE Mount on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up S3FS FUSE Mount on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying set up s3fs fuse mount 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 Ensure […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: The Update Framwork — path traversal vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41131 Upstream summary: NVD reports: python-tuf is a Python reference implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). In both clients (`tuf/client` and […]

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Debian 11 — libmodplug — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libmodplug — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4192 CVE-2009-1438 CVE-2009-1513 CVE-2011-1574 CVE-2011-1761 CVE-2011-2911 CVE-2011-2912 CVE-2011-2913  +4 more Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in MODPlug Tracker (OpenMPT) 1.17.02.43 and earlier and libmodplug 0.8 and earlier, as […]

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Debian 11 — karchive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — karchive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6232 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot […]

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Debian 11 — php-getid3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — php-getid3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-2053 CVE-2021-40926 Upstream summary: getID3() before 1.9.8, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial […]

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Debian 11 — postgresql-13 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — postgresql-13 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25694 CVE-2020-25695 CVE-2020-25696 CVE-2021-20229 CVE-2021-23214 CVE-2021-23222 CVE-2021-32027 CVE-2021-32028  +12 more Upstream summary: A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1804 CVE-2008-0008 CVE-2009-1299 CVE-2009-1894 CVE-2014-3970 Upstream summary: PulseAudio 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of FRAME_SIZE_MAX_ALLOW sent […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 February 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2023:6431 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12762 Upstream summary: The libfastjson library provides essential JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) handling functions. The library enables users to construct JSON objects in C, output them as JSON-formatted […]

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