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SLES 15 — php8-pear — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — php8-pear — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 June 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:3198-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32610 Upstream summary: In Archive_Tar before 1.4.14, symlinks can refer to targets outside of the extracted archive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-36193. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Monitor Docker with cAdvisor on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor Docker with cAdvisor 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 monitor docker with cadvisor 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 […]

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SLES 15 — libass9 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libass9 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 June 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:1174-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36430 CVE-2020-26682 CVE-2020-24994 CVE-2016-7969 CVE-2016-7970 CVE-2016-7972 Upstream summary: libass 0.15.x before 0.15.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in decode_chars (called from decode_font and process_text) because […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wireshark — multiple security issues Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3389 CVE-2007-3390 CVE-2007-3391 CVE-2007-3392 CVE-2007-3393 CVE-2007-6112 CVE-2007-6113 CVE-2007-6114  +12 more Upstream summary: wireshark developers reports: wnpa-sec-2018-05. IEEE 802.11 dissector crash. (CVE-2018-7335) wnpa-sec-2018-06. Large […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2019-4269)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-4269 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9512 CVE-2019-9514 CVE-2019-16884 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 Use AIX Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use AIX Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) 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 use aix enterprise identity mapping (eim) on ibm aix […]

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

How to Install Zabbix on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install Zabbix 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — lynis — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — lynis — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8108 CVE-2020-13882 CVE-2019-13033 Upstream summary: Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-39085 — sql injection — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-39085 — sql injection — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 29 June 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-39085, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-39085 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.5, 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.4, and 6.1.1.0 through 6.1.1.1 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php72-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php72-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PHP — Multiple vulnerabilities in EXIF module Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11034 CVE-2019-11035 Upstream summary: The PHP project reports: Heap-buffer-overflow in php_ifd_get32s (CVE-2019-11034) Heap-buffer-overflow in exif_iif_add_value (CVE-2019-11035) Table of contents Symptom & […]

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