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FreeBSD 13 — mariadb102-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mariadb102-client — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 August 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MariaDB — Vulnerability in C API Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15365 CVE-2020-2574 Upstream summary: MariaDB reports: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL […]

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How to Configure BGP Routing with FRRouting on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure BGP Routing with FRRouting on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure BGP Routing with FRRouting 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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Oracle Linux 8 — jasper — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — jasper — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-4235)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 August 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4235 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-26926 CVE-2020-27828 CVE-2021-3272 CVE-2021-26927 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Alpine Linux edge — py3-pikepdf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — py3-pikepdf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.9.1-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — py3-pikepdf 2.9.1-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29421 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships py3-pikepdf 2.9.1-r2 which addresses CVE-2021-29421. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — linuxptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-2660)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 August 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2660 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3570 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 MariaDB Galera Cluster on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster on FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster 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 […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — File System Issues — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — File System Issues (OL8-ISSUES-FS)

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 31 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug OLRNT-ol8-issues-fs 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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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-20550 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-20550 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 31 July 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-20550, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-20550 NVD summary: IBM Content Navigator 3.0.CD is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering […]

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FreeBSD 13 — zabbix32-proxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — zabbix32-proxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Zabbix — Remote code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2017-2824 Upstream summary: mitre reports: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the trapper command functionality of Zabbix Server 2.4.X. A specially crafted […]

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

How to Install Redis on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install Redis 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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