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FreeBSD 13 — openafs — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — openafs — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openafs — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1794 CVE-2013-4134 CVE-2014-0159 CVE-2015-7762 CVE-2015-7763 CVE-2015-8312 CVE-2016-2860 CVE-2016-4536 Upstream summary: The OpenAFS development team reports: Foreign users can bypass access controls to create groups […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — gdm3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gdm3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4614-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16125 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to cause […]

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How to Configure Gitea Self-Hosted Git Service on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Gitea Self-Hosted Git Service on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure gitea self-hosted git service on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — dom4j — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — dom4j — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4619-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000632 CVE-2020-10683 Upstream summary: Mário Areias discovered that dom4j did not properly validate XML document elements. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-sound/mumble — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-sound/mumble — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202105-13 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27229 Upstream summary: Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-3155)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3155 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29989 CVE-2021-29985 CVE-2021-29984 CVE-2021-29986 CVE-2021-29980 CVE-2021-29988 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9404)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9404 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14304 CVE-2021-3564 CVE-2020-24588 CVE-2020-26147 CVE-2020-26141 CVE-2020-24586 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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

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

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201710-28 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15650 CVE-2020-28928 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.1.16-2. Fixed in: 1.1.17-1. Group: AVG-457. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Podman Issues — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Podman Issues (OL8-ISSUES-PODMAN)

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug OLRNT-ol8-issues-podman 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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FreeBSD 12 — libpano — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libpano — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libpano13 — arbitrary memory access through format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20307 Upstream summary: libpano13 developers reports: Fix crash and security issue caused by malformed filename prefix Table of contents […]

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