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

Oracle Linux 8 — libreoffice security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-1766)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-1766 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-25633 CVE-2021-25634 CVE-2021-25635 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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How to Tune AIX for Low-Latency Applications on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune AIX for Low-Latency Applications 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 tune aix for low-latency applications on ibm aix 7.1 […]

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How to Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Traefik Reverse Proxy on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. 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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AlmaLinux 8 — xmlgraphics-commons — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — xmlgraphics-commons — 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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FreeBSD 13 — phpicalendar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — phpicalendar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: phpicalendar — cross site scripting vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3366 Upstream summary: Francesco Ongaro reports that phpicalendar is vulnerable for a cross site scripting attack. The vulnerability is caused by improper […]

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FreeBSD 13 — firefox-ja — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — firefox-ja — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — code execution via Quicktime media-link files Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4965 CVE-2006-6077 CVE-2007-0008 CVE-2007-0009 CVE-2007-0775 CVE-2007-0776 CVE-2007-0777 CVE-2007-0778  +11 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Foundation reports a vulnerability within the […]

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

Arch Linux — matrix-synapse — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202011-23 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26890 CVE-2020-26891 CVE-2019-5885 CVE-2021-29471 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.19.1-1. Fixed in: 1.20.1-1. Group: AVG-1296. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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FreeBSD 13 — p5-Crypt-OpenPGP — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — p5-Crypt-OpenPGP — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gnupg — OpenPGP symmetric encryption vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0366 Upstream summary: Serge Mister and Robert Zuccherato reports that the OpenPGP protocol is vulnerable to a cryptographic attack when using symmetric […]

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

How to Install Apache Kafka on FreeBSD 13

Introduction FreeBSD 13 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install apache kafka on freebsd 13 on FreeBSD 13 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux distribution. […]

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SLES 15 — libpoppler89 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libpoppler89 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 July 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30860 CVE-2020-36023 CVE-2019-16115 CVE-2019-9545 Upstream summary: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS […]

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