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FreeBSD 13 — gstreamer1-libav — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — gstreamer1-libav — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3395 CVE-2015-3417 CVE-2015-6818 CVE-2015-6819 CVE-2015-6820 CVE-2015-6821 CVE-2015-6822 CVE-2015-6823  +3 more Upstream summary: NVD reports: The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does […]

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How to Configure Redis Cluster on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Redis Cluster on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Redis Cluster 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 refresh […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — dk-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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FreeBSD 13 — cups-lpr — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — cups-lpr — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: cups-lpr — lppasswd multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1268 CVE-2004-1269 CVE-2004-1270 Upstream summary: D. J. Bernstein reports that Bartlomiej Sieka has discovered several security vulnerabilities in lppasswd, which is part of […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libnma — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libnma — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1574 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20297 Upstream summary: NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, […]

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Debian 10 — ruby-kaminari — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — ruby-kaminari — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11082 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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How to Install PHP 8.2 on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install PHP 8.2 on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up install php 8.2 on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Install PHP 8.2 on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libzen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libzen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6048-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZenLib doesn't check the return value of a specific operation before using it. An attacker could use a specially crafted […]

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Arch Linux — libpano13 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libpano13 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202107-55 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20307 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.9.19-5. Fixed in: 2.9.20-1. Group: AVG-1774. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libxml-security-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libxml-security-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5525-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-40690 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly passed a configuration property when creating specific key elements. This allows an attacker to […]

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