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FreeBSD 13 — p5-RT-Authen-ExternalAuth — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — p5-RT-Authen-ExternalAuth — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rt and dependent modules — multiple security vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2770 CVE-2015-7686 CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944 Upstream summary: BestPractical reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — libldb security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4568)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4568 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10730 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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Debian 11 — chasen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — chasen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4000 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in ChaSen 2.4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py34-django-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py34-django-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: django — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0480 CVE-2014-0481 CVE-2014-0482 CVE-2014-0483 CVE-2015-0219 CVE-2015-0220 CVE-2015-0221 CVE-2015-0222  +12 more Upstream summary: Tim Graham reports: Malicious redirect and possible XSS attack via user-supplied redirect […]

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How to Configure Custom Metrics with Prometheus on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Custom Metrics with Prometheus on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Custom Metrics with Prometheus 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. Step 1 — Install Prometheus zypper install -y golang-github-prometheus-prometheus Step […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — liblouis — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — liblouis — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2020:1708 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11577 CVE-2018-11684 CVE-2018-11685 CVE-2018-12085 Upstream summary: Liblouis is an open source braille translator and back-translator named in honor of Louis Braille. It features support for computer and literary braille, […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py39-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-flask-caching — remote code execution or local privilege escalation vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33026 Upstream summary: subnix reports: The Flask-Caching extension through 2.0.2 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which […]

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Debian 11 — spice-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — spice-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4425 CVE-2013-4324 CVE-2016-3066 CVE-2017-12194 CVE-2018-10873 CVE-2018-10893 CVE-2020-14355 Upstream summary: libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to […]

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How to Set Up PowerHA Geographic Mirroring on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up PowerHA Geographic Mirroring on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to set up powerha geographic mirroring on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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Debian 11 — libcommons-compress-java — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libcommons-compress-java — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 August 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2098 CVE-2018-11771 CVE-2018-1324 CVE-2019-12402 CVE-2021-35515 CVE-2021-35516 CVE-2021-35517 CVE-2021-36090  +1 more Upstream summary: Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the sorting algorithms in bzip2 compressing stream (BZip2CompressorOutputStream) in Apache Commons Compress […]

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