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

Debian 11 — proftpd-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 December 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-4816 CVE-2006-5815 CVE-2006-6170 CVE-2006-6171 CVE-2006-6563 CVE-2007-2165 CVE-2008-4242 CVE-2008-7265  +12 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — libepoxy — 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-2021:4234 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 Install Nagios Core on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Nagios Core on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying install nagios core 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — linuxptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — linuxptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 December 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6097-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3570 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Linux PTP did not properly perform a length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports. A remote attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libgd2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libgd2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 December 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7112-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-40812 CVE-2017-6363 CVE-2021-38115 CVE-2021-40145 CVE-2018-14553 CVE-2019-11038 CVE-2019-6977 CVE-2019-6978  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the GD Graphics Library did not perform proper bounds checking while […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — aide — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — aide — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-0441)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 December 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-0441 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45417 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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Arch Linux — apache — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — apache — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202110-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42013 CVE-2019-0220 CVE-2019-0217 CVE-2019-0215 CVE-2019-0211 CVE-2019-0197 CVE-2019-0196 CVE-2017-9789  +12 more Upstream summary: Type: directory traversal. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.4.50-1. Fixed in: 2.4.51-1. Group: AVG-2450. Table of contents […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2020-4937 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2020-4937 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 19 December 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2020-4937, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2020-4937 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0.0 through 6.0.3.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive […]

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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-2023-2963)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 December 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2963 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-43552 CVE-2022-35252 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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