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Debian 11 — nfdump — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — nfdump — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010057 CVE-2019-14459 Upstream summary: nfdump 1.6.16 and earlier is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The impact could range from a denial of service to local code […]

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Debian 11 — transifex-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — transifex-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2073 CVE-2013-7110 Upstream summary: Transifex command-line client before 0.9 does not validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a Transifex server via an arbitrary certificate. Table […]

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Arch Linux — spice — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — spice — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-202107-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20201 CVE-2020-14355 CVE-2019-3813 CVE-2017-7506 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.14.3-3. Fixed in: 0.15.0-1. Group: AVG-1239. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on SLES 15 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: […]

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Debian 11 — ipmitool — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ipmitool — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4339 CVE-2020-5208 Upstream summary: ipmievd (aka the IPMI event daemon) in OpenIPMI, as used in the ipmitool package 1.8.11 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, Debian GNU/Linux, […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9372)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9372 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33909 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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SLES 15 — npm8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — npm8 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 19 September 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:2790-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-22930 CVE-2020-8174 CVE-2020-7774 CVE-2021-27290 CVE-2021-32803 CVE-2021-32804 CVE-2019-15604 CVE-2019-15605  +12 more Upstream summary: Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free […]

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How to Build Grafana Dashboards for FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Build Grafana Dashboards for FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Build Grafana Dashboards for FreeBSD 13 on FreeBSD 13. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained privilege […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Kernel Issues — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Kernel Issues (OL8-ISSUES-KERNEL)

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug OLRNT-ol8-issues-kernel Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — libstoragemgmt — 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-2022:2035 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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