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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-29812 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-29812 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 24 September 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29812, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29812 NVD summary: IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3.10 and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript […]

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How to Configure OPcache for PHP on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OPcache for PHP on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure OPcache for PHP on SLES 12 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 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ivtools — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ivtools — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tiff — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0803 CVE-2004-0804 CVE-2004-0886 CVE-2004-1308 CVE-2005-1544 Upstream summary: A Gentoo Linux Security Advisory reports: Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered […]

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How to Configure PMR Data Collection on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PMR Data Collection on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure pmr data collection on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py36-slixmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py36-slixmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: slixmpp — improper access control Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000021 Upstream summary: NVD reports: slixmpp version before commit 7cd73b594e8122dddf847953fcfc85ab4d316416 contains an incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XEP-0223 plugin (Persistent Storage of Private […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python3.11-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python3.11-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:6914 Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4559 Upstream summary: pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. Many packages can be found in the Python Package Index […]

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Debian 11 — maradns — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — maradns — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-2097 CVE-2007-3114 CVE-2007-3115 CVE-2007-3116 CVE-2008-0061 CVE-2010-2444 CVE-2011-0520 CVE-2011-5055  +5 more Upstream summary: The compression code in MaraDNS before 0.9.01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service […]

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

Debian 11 — libxinerama — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1985 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in X.org libXinerama 1.1.2 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors related to […]

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How to Configure syslog-ng on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure syslog-ng on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying configure syslog-ng 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14621-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41816 CVE-2021-31799 CVE-2021-31810 CVE-2021-32066 CVE-2020-10663 CVE-2021-41817 CVE-2021-41819 CVE-2020-10933  +2 more Upstream summary: CGI.escape_html in Ruby before 2.7.5 and 3.x before 3.0.3 has an integer overflow […]

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