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Alpine Linux edge — fig2dev — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — fig2dev — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.2.8b-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — fig2dev 3.2.8b-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-37529 CVE-2021-37530 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships fig2dev 3.2.8b-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-37529. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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How to Manage Users and Groups on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Users and Groups on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying manage users and groups on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you […]

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FreeBSD 13 — diablo-jdk — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — diablo-jdk — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: jdk — jar directory traversal vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1029 CVE-2005-1080 Upstream summary: Pluf has discovered a vulnerability in Sun Java JDK/SDK, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mantis — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mantis — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mantis — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CAN-2005-4238 CVE-2005-3335 CVE-2008-2276 CVE-2008-3102 CVE-2008-3331 CVE-2008-3332 CVE-2008-3333 CVE-2008-4687  +7 more Upstream summary: mantis reports: Teun Beijers reported a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the […]

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Debian 11 — nspr — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — nspr — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0689 CVE-2009-2463 CVE-2013-5607 CVE-2014-1545 CVE-2015-7183 CVE-2016-1951 Upstream summary: Array index error in the (1) dtoa implementation in dtoa.c (aka pdtoa.c) and the (2) gdtoa (aka new dtoa) implementation […]

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Arch Linux — impacket — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — impacket — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202107-56 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31800 Upstream summary: Type: directory traversal. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.9.22-1. Fixed in: 0.9.23-1. Group: AVG-1916. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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

Debian 11 — pgpdump — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-4021 Upstream summary: The read_binary function in buffer.c in pgpdump before 0.30 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via crafted […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — openssl security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — openssl security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4514)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4514 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1551 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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How to Configure SLES 15 in Azure — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SLES 15 in Azure

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure SLES 15 in Azure on SLES 15. SLES 15 (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 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh && […]

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FreeBSD 13 — jetty — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — jetty — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: jetty — multiple vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5613 CVE-2007-5614 CVE-2007-5615 CVE-2007-6672 Upstream summary: Greg Wilkins reports: jetty allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and read the source of files via […]

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