Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use bosboot to update boot device on ibm aix […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 11 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: fd_set — bitmap index overflow in multiple applications Upstream summary: 3APA3A reports: If programmer fails to check socket number before using select() or fd_set macros, it's possible to overwrite memory […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-029 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25211 CVE-2020-25284 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local attacker, able to inject conntrack netlink configuration, could overflow a local buffer causing […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 11 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: uudeview buffer overflows Upstream summary: The authors of UUDeview report repairing two buffer overflows in their software. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]
Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector 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 with the default […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 11 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4605-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15238 Upstream summary: Vaisha Bernard discovered that blueman did not properly sanitize input on the d-bus interface to blueman-mechanism. A local attacker could possibly use this issue […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 11 May 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41945 Upstream summary: Encode OSS httpx < 0.23.0 is affected by improper input validation in `httpx.URL`, `httpx.Client` and some functions using `httpx.URL.copy_with`. Table of contents […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2021-031 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29660 CVE-2020-29661 Upstream summary: A locking inconsistency issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13. drivers/tty/tty_io.c and drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c may allow a read-after-free […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 11 May 2021 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000117 CVE-2017-14867 CVE-2018-11235 CVE-2018-17456 CVE-2019-1348 CVE-2020-11008 CVE-2020-5260 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 10 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2969 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44793 CVE-2022-44792 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]
