🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5280-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-23903 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Speex incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 8 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6016-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7677 Upstream summary: It was discovered that thenify incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 7 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-4645 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-35390 CVE-2023-38180 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]
Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up OpenVSwitch 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: zypper refresh […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 6.5.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Alpine secdb entry — py3-saml2 6.5.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21238 CVE-2021-21239 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships py3-saml2 6.5.0-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-21238. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 7 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: memcached — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1255 CVE-2016-8704 CVE-2016-8705 CVE-2016-8706 Upstream summary: Cisco Talos reports: Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities exist within Memcached that could be exploited to achieve remote code […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 7 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: isakmpd payload handling denial-of-service vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0218 CVE-2004-0219 CVE-2004-0220 CVE-2004-0221 CVE-2004-0222 Upstream summary: Numerous errors in isakmpd's input packet validation lead to denial-of-service vulnerabilities. From the Rapid7 advisory: The […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 7 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libtomcrypt — weak signature scheme with ECC keys Upstream summary: The Secure Science Corporation reports that libtomcrypt is vulnerable to a weak signature scheme. This allows an attacker to create […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2021-065 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41073 Upstream summary: No CVE associated with this advisory Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]
Introduction Oracle Linux 8 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying install jenkins on oracle linux 8 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Install Jenkins on Oracle Linux 8, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for network-facing services. […]
