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AlmaLinux 8 — pygobject3 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — pygobject3 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2020:4451 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-8625 CVE-2019-8710 CVE-2019-8720 CVE-2019-8743 CVE-2019-8764 CVE-2019-8766 CVE-2019-8769 CVE-2019-8771  +12 more Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. The following packages have been upgraded to a later […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py39-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10744 CVE-2020-25635 CVE-2020-25636 CVE-2021-3532 CVE-2021-3583 CVE-2021-3620 Upstream summary: abeluck reports: A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — llpp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mupdf — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6265 CVE-2016-6525 Upstream summary: Tobias Kortkamp reports: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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

How to Upgrade FreeBSD 12 to FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying upgrade freebsd 12 to freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py35-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py35-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: borgbackup — remote users can override repository restrictions Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15914 Upstream summary: BorgBackup reports: Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers. […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — libjpeg-turbo — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libjpeg-turbo — Issue in the PPM reader causing a buffer overrun in cjpeg, TJBench, or the tjLoadImage() function. Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2806 CVE-2020-13790 Upstream summary: libjpeg-turbo releases reports: This release fixes […]

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FreeBSD 13 — xrdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xrdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xrdb — root hole via rogue hostname Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0465 Upstream summary: Matthias Hopf reports: By crafting hostnames with shell escape characters, arbitrary commands can be executed in a root […]

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

How to Install Redis on FreeBSD 13

Introduction Deploying install redis on freebsd 13 on a FreeBSD 13 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base + […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mailman — content spoofing with invalid list names in web UI Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0412 CVE-2004-1143 CVE-2005-0202 CVE-2006-1712 CVE-2006-2191 CVE-2006-2941 CVE-2006-3636 CVE-2006-4624  +5 more Upstream summary: Mark Sapiro reports: A URL […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — py39-flask-security — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 June 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-flask-security — user redirect to arbitrary URL vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23385 Upstream summary: Snyk reports: This affects all versions of package Flask-Security. When using the `get_post_logout_redirect` and `get_post_login_redirect` functions, it […]

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