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FreeBSD 13 — ssh2-nox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ssh2-nox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: SSH.COM SFTP server — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0705 Upstream summary: SSH Communications Security Corp reports a format string vulnerability in their SFTP server. This vulnerability could cause a […]

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How to Install cAdvisor for Container Monitoring on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install cAdvisor for Container Monitoring on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install cAdvisor for Container Monitoring 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py38-pysaml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py38-pysaml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pysaml2 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21238 CVE-2021-21239 Upstream summary: pysaml2 Releases: Fix processing of invalid SAML XML documents – CVE-2021-21238 Fix unspecified xmlsec1 key-type preference – CVE-2021-21239 Table of […]

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SLES 12 — libzypp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libzypp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 May 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:276-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3200 CVE-2019-20387 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow vulnerability in libsolv 2020-12-13 via the Solver * testcase_read(Pool *pool, FILE *fp, const char *testcase, Queue *job, char **resultp, […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9200)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9200 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-26341 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Alpine Linux edge — gptfdisk — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — gptfdisk — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.0.6-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gptfdisk 1.0.6-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0308 CVE-2020-0256 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships gptfdisk 1.0.6-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-0308. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL 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, […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — kernel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-2951)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2951 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-23454 CVE-2022-1679 CVE-2022-42722 CVE-2022-20141 CVE-2022-1462 CVE-2022-1789 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — alsa-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — alsa-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2019:3399 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 Static IP Address on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Static IP Address on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Set Up a Static IP Address on Oracle Linux 8 on Oracle Linux 8. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered Oracle Linux 8 system […]

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