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How to Install Lua on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Lua on FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Install Lua on 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 separation. […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — qtsvg-opensource-src — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — qtsvg-opensource-src — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 August 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5241-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19869 CVE-2021-3481 CVE-2021-45930 Upstream summary: It was discovered that QtSvg incorrectly handled certain malformed SVG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — krb5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — krb5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-3576)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 August 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3576 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36222 CVE-2021-37750 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 — virtualbox-ose — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — virtualbox-ose — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: virtualbox-ose — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-5892 CVE-2015-3456 CVE-2015-4813 CVE-2015-4896 CVE-2020-14628 CVE-2020-14629 CVE-2020-14646 CVE-2020-14647  +12 more Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization […]

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FreeBSD 13 — clamav — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — clamav — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: clamav — ClamAV UDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0270 CVE-2005-0133 CVE-2005-1922 CVE-2005-1923 CVE-2005-2919 CVE-2005-2920 CVE-2006-0162 CVE-2006-1614  +12 more Upstream summary: Cisco reports: A vulnerability in […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-5171)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 August 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-5171 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7788 CVE-2021-22959 CVE-2020-28469 CVE-2021-3807 CVE-2021-22960 CVE-2021-33502 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — univocity-parsers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — univocity-parsers — 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-2020:5097 Upstream summary: Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE). The metadata for the eclipse:rhel8 module has been updated to remove the following unused profiles: c everything To check whether you have […]

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How to Install Graylog on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Graylog on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install Graylog on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 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 filtering, and […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — pear-Horde_Core — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: horde — XSS vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8807 CVE-2016-2228 Upstream summary: The Horde Team reports: Fixed XSS vulnerabilities in menu bar and form renderer. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — perl-IO-String — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — perl-IO-String — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2021:1816 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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