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

FreeBSD 12 — py39-pycares — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py39-pycares — domain hijacking vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3672 Upstream summary: Philipp Jeitner and Haya Shulman report: A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of […]

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FreeBSD 12 — redis — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — redis — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: redis — Bug in XACKDEL may lead to stack overflow and potential RCE Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4815 CVE-2011-4838 CVE-2011-5036 CVE-2011-5037 CVE-2013-7458 CVE-2015-4335 CVE-2021-21309 CVE-2021-29477  +12 more Upstream summary: Google Big Sleep […]

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Arch Linux — raptor — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — raptor — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202011-20 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25713 CVE-2017-18926 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.0.15-13. Fixed in: 2.0.15-14. Group: AVG-1283. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: freetype2 — heap buffer overlfow Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0747 CVE-2006-1861 CVE-2006-3467 CVE-2007-2754 CVE-2008-1806 CVE-2008-1807 CVE-2008-1808 CVE-2009-0946  +12 more Upstream summary: The freetype project reports: A heap buffer overflow has been found […]

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Arch Linux — postgresql — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — postgresql — multiple vulnerabilities (19 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-202204-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23214 CVE-2020-25696 CVE-2020-25695 CVE-2020-25694 CVE-2018-1058 CVE-2017-7548 CVE-2017-7547 CVE-2017-7546  +11 more Upstream summary: Type: man-in-the-middle. Status: Fixed. Affected: 13.4-6. Fixed in: 13.5-1. Group: AVG-2546. Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 9

Introduction How to Set Up borgbackup on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 9. This […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — kernel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-7110)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7110 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23816 CVE-2022-2588 CVE-2022-23825 CVE-2022-29901 CVE-2022-1353 CVE-2022-29900 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — p7zip — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — p7zip — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2018:0497-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17969 CVE-2016-2334 CVE-2016-2335 CVE-2016-9296 CVE-2021-3465 CVE-2015-1038 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the NCompress::NShrink::CDecoder::CodeReal method in 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip allows remote attackers to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py27-twisted — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py27-twisted — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 July 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-twisted — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12387 CVE-2019-9512 CVE-2019-9514 CVE-2019-9515 CVE-2020-10108 CVE-2020-10109 Upstream summary: Twisted developers reports: All HTTP clients in twisted.web.client now raise a ValueError when called with a […]

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How to Set Up OpenLiteSpeed on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up OpenLiteSpeed on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up set up openlitespeed on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 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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