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FreeBSD 13 — password-store — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — password-store — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: password-store — GPG parsing vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12356 Upstream summary: Jason A. Donenfeld reports: Markus Brinkmann discovered that [the] parsing of gpg command line output with regexes isn't anchored to […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — unrar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rar — password prompt buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-0855 Upstream summary: iDefense reports: Remote exploitation of a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in RARLabs Unrar may allow an attacker […]

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How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: zypper […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — shiro — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — shiro — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6352-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13933 CVE-2020-17510 CVE-2020-11989 CVE-2020-1957 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Shiro incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — openssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-1024)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1024 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3449 CVE-2021-3450 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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Gentoo Linux — net-libs/libetpan — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-libs/libetpan — 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-202007-55 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15953 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libetpan was not properly handling state within the STARTTLS protocol handshake. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Set Up Spinnaker on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Spinnaker on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Oracle Linux 8 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying set up spinnaker on oracle linux 8 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Set Up Spinnaker on Oracle Linux 8, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:12 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:12 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-3073)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3073 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23362 CVE-2021-27290 CVE-2021-22918 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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AlmaLinux 8 — udftools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — udftools — 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-2021:4218 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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How to Set Up a LAMP Stack on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a LAMP Stack on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up a LAMP Stack on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: […]

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