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

AlmaLinux 8 — iputils — 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-2022:2086 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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Debian 11 — oggvideotools — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — oggvideotools — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21722 CVE-2020-21723 CVE-2020-21724 Upstream summary: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in oggvideotools 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via opening of crafted ogg file. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Debian 11 — libxvmc — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libxvmc — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1990 CVE-2013-1999 CVE-2016-7953 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXvMC 1.0.7 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via […]

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

Debian 11 — opt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0390 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local users to execute arbitrary […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9130 CVE-2017-18342 CVE-2019-20477 CVE-2020-14343 CVE-2020-1747 Upstream summary: scanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1384 CVE-2007-1385 CVE-2007-1799 CVE-2008-5905 CVE-2008-5906 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via ".." sequences in a […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — flask-security — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — flask-security — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6792-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23385 Upstream summary: Naom Moshe discovered that Flask-Security incorrectly validated URLs. An attacker could use this issue to redirect users to arbitrary URLs. Table of contents Symptom […]

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

How to Install Netdata on RHEL 8

Netdata is a lightweight, real-time performance monitoring agent that collects thousands of system and application metrics with per-second granularity and displays them through a built-in, zero-configuration web dashboard. Unlike heavier stacks, Netdata starts delivering useful insights within minutes of installation and requires virtually no ongoing maintenance. It can also stream metrics to a central parent […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libreoffice security fix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libreoffice security fix update (ELSA-2024-1514)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 December 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-1514 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-6186 CVE-2023-6185 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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