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FreeBSD 13 — graphite — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — graphite — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: graphite2 — out-of-bounds write with malicious font Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1521 CVE-2016-1522 CVE-2016-1523 CVE-2016-1526 CVE-2016-1969 CVE-2016-1977 CVE-2016-2790 CVE-2016-2791  +12 more Upstream summary: Mozilla Foundation reports: An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ruby+pthreads+oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ruby+pthreads+oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ruby — UTF-7 encoding XSS vulnerability in WEBrick Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5467 CVE-2006-6303 CVE-2008-1447 CVE-2008-2726 CVE-2008-3655 CVE-2008-3656 CVE-2008-3905 CVE-2009-1904  +1 more Upstream summary: The official ruby site reports: WEBrick have had […]

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How to Deploy Applications in FreeBSD Jails on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy Applications in FreeBSD Jails on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying deploy applications in freebsd jails 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 […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — cloud-init — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — cloud-init — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-3081)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3081 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3429 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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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2003-0954 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2003-0954 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2003-0954, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2003-0954 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in rcp for AIX 4.3.3, 5.1 and 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges. References: secunia.com/advisories/10276/   securitytracker.com/id?1008258   www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY48272& Table of […]

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How to Install ClamAV Antivirus on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ClamAV Antivirus on RHEL 8

ClamAV is an open-source antivirus engine widely used on Linux servers to scan for malware in email attachments, uploaded files, and shared storage directories. Although Linux malware is less common than its Windows counterpart, RHEL 8 servers often act as intermediaries that receive and redistribute files to mixed-OS environments, making antivirus scanning an important layer […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-11-systemtap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-11-systemtap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:1897 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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FreeBSD 13 — mozilla-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mozilla-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: firefox & mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 CVE-2004-0717 CVE-2004-0718 CVE-2004-0721 CVE-2004-0722 CVE-2004-0758  +12 more Upstream summary: A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports of multiple issues: Heap […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ImageMagick-nox — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ImageMagick-nox — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ImageMagick — denial of service via a crafted font file Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0827 CVE-2004-0981 CVE-2005-0005 CVE-2005-0397 CVE-2006-5868 CVE-2007-4985 CVE-2007-4986 CVE-2007-4987  +12 more Upstream summary: MITRE reports: The ReadCAPTIONImage function in […]

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