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Debian 11 — mp3info — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — mp3info — 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-2006-2465 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or […]

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Debian 11 — gnome-online-accounts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gnome-online-accounts — 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-2013-0240 Upstream summary: Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live […]

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How to Configure PostgreSQL High Availability with Patroni on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PostgreSQL High Availability with Patroni on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction Setting up configure postgresql high availability with patroni on centos stream 9 on a CentOS Stream 9 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Configure PostgreSQL High Availability with Patroni on CentOS Stream 9, with all the commands you need, the SELinux […]

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FreeBSD 13 — isc-dhcp31-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — isc-dhcp31-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isc-dhcp-client — dhclient does not strip or escape shell meta-characters Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0692 CVE-2011-0997 Upstream summary: ISC reports: ISC dhclient did not strip or escape certain shell meta-characters in responses […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — typespeed — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: typespeed — arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0105 Upstream summary: Debian reports: Ulf Härnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a problem in typespeed, a touch-typist trainer disguised as […]

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How to Install Python 3.11 on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Python 3.11 on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying install python 3.11 on freebsd 13 on a FreeBSD 13 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — mozjs60 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — mozjs60 — 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-2020:1766 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20337 CVE-2019-12447 CVE-2019-12448 CVE-2019-12449 CVE-2019-3825 Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. Security Fix(es): * LibRaw: stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp (CVE-2018-20337) […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — zsync — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zlib — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2096 Upstream summary: Problem Description An error in the handling of corrupt compressed data streams can result in a buffer being overflowed. Impact […]

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