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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-6980)

  • November 26, 2021
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6980 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3750 CVE-2023-3301 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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FreeBSD 13 — uk-gd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — uk-gd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gd — integer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0990 Upstream summary: infamous41md reports about the GD Graphics Library: There is an integer overflow when allocating memory in the routine that handles loading […]

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How to Configure SLES 12 in Google Cloud — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SLES 12 in Google Cloud

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure SLES 12 in Google Cloud on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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FreeBSD 13 — kdebase — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — kdebase — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: KDM — local privilege escalation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0717 CVE-2004-0718 CVE-2004-0721 CVE-2004-1156 CVE-2004-1157 CVE-2004-1158 CVE-2004-1160 CVE-2004-1171  +6 more Upstream summary: KDE Security Advisory reports: KDM contains a race condition that […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — isns-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — isns-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2019:3677 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 — a2ps-a — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — a2ps-a — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: a2ps — insecure temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1170 CVE-2004-1377 Upstream summary: A Secunia Security Advisory reports that Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña has found temporary file creation vulnerabilities in the fixps […]

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Debian 11 — odoo — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — odoo — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15634 CVE-2018-15641 CVE-2019-11782 CVE-2019-11783 CVE-2019-11784 CVE-2021-23166 CVE-2021-23176 CVE-2021-23178  +10 more Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in attachment management in Odoo Community 14.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise […]

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How to Configure HAST High-Availability Storage on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure HAST High-Availability Storage on FreeBSD 13

  • November 26, 2021
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Introduction How to Configure HAST High-Availability Storage 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 — kgb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — kgb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1192 Upstream summary: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in kgb 1.0b4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in a crafted archive. Table of […]

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SLES 12 — linuxptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — linuxptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • November 26, 2021
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 November 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:2443-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3570 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length check when forwarding a PTP message between […]

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