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FreeBSD 13 — ImageMagick6-nox — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ImageMagick6-nox — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ImageMagick6 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10131 CVE-2019-10649 CVE-2019-10650 CVE-2019-10714 CVE-2019-11470 CVE-2019-11472 CVE-2019-11597 CVE-2019-11598  +9 more Upstream summary: CVE reports: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick: CVE-2021-20309: A flaw […]

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FreeBSD 13 — lynx-ssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — lynx-ssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: lynx — remote buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3120 Upstream summary: Ulf Härnhammar reports: When Lynx connects to an NNTP server to fetch information about the available articles in a newsgroup, […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — httpcomponents-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — httpcomponents-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5239-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13956 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HttpClient mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. Table […]

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How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 13

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner 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 […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — evolution-ews — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — evolution-ews — 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-2021:4180 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — mysql:8.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — mysql:8.0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-3732)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-3732 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3004 CVE-2019-3009 CVE-2020-2893 CVE-2020-2925 CVE-2020-14619 CVE-2020-2577 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mariadb105-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mariadb105-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MariaDB — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15180 CVE-2021-46659 CVE-2021-46661 CVE-2021-46663 CVE-2021-46664 CVE-2021-46665 CVE-2021-46668 CVE-2021-46669  +12 more Upstream summary: The MariaDB project reports: MariaDB fixed 23 vulnerabilities across all supported versions […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-1796)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1796 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29652 CVE-2021-20199 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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FreeBSD 13 — libproxy-kde — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — libproxy-kde — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libproxy — stack-based buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4504 Upstream summary: Tomas Hoger reports: A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the libproxy's url::get_pac() used to download proxy.pac proxy auto-configuration file. […]

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