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How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on FreeBSD 13

Introduction How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on FreeBSD 13 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 13 server operator. FreeBSD 13 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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Debian 11 — haskell-xml-conduit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — haskell-xml-conduit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4249 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in xml-conduit. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file xml-conduit/src/Text/XML/Stream/Parse.hs of the component DOCTYPE […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1010 CVE-2018-13410 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in Info-Zip 2.3 and possibly earlier versions, when using recursive folder compression, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libgcrypt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libgcrypt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-2022:5311 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-40528 CVE-2021-33560 Upstream summary: The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms. Security Fix(es): * libgcrypt: ElGamal implementation allows plaintext recovery (CVE-2021-40528) For more details about the […]

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

Debian 11 — mime-support — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0214 CVE-2014-7209 Upstream summary: run-mailcap in mime-support 3.22 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. Table of contents Symptom […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php5-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php5-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0708 CVE-2011-4566 CVE-2011-4885 Upstream summary: php development team reports: Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.3.9: Added max_input_vars directive to prevent attacks based on […]

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Gentoo Linux — x11-terms/mrxvt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — x11-terms/mrxvt — 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-202209-07 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33477 Upstream summary: Mrxvt mishandles certain escape sequences, some of which allow for shell command execution. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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How to Configure Samba File Sharing on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba File Sharing on RHEL 7

How to Configure Samba File Sharing on RHEL 7 Samba is the go-to solution for integrating Linux servers into environments where Windows clients need to access shared files and printers. It implements the SMB/CIFS protocol natively on Linux, allowing RHEL 7 servers to appear as ordinary Windows file shares on the network. Whether you are […]

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Debian 11 — python-django-channels — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-django-channels — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35681 Upstream summary: Django Channels 3.x before 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from a different request scope. The legacy channels.http.AsgiHandler class, used for handling HTTP […]

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Arch Linux — python-cairosvg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — python-cairosvg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202101-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21236 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.5.0-3. Fixed in: 2.5.1-1. Group: AVG-1412. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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