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Gentoo Linux — net-libs/libtirpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-libs/libtirpc — 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-202210-33 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-46828 Upstream summary: Currently svc_run does not handle poll timeout and rendezvous_request does not handle EMFILE error returned from accept(2 as it used to. These two missing functionality were […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — whoopsie — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — whoopsie — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4450-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11937 CVE-2020-12135 CVE-2020-15570 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1850608 CVE-2019-11484 CVE-2019-11476 Upstream summary: Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled memory. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to […]

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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-2021-9461)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9461 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3739 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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FreeBSD 13 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ntp — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0159 CVE-2009-1252 CVE-2013-5211 CVE-2014-9293 CVE-2014-9294 CVE-2014-9295 CVE-2014-9296 CVE-2015-1798  +12 more Upstream summary: nwtime.org reports: Three ntp vulnerabilities, Depending on configuration, may have little impact […]

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How to Configure Docker Resource Limits on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Resource Limits on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure docker resource limits on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:14 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:14 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2021-0744)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0744 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-22884 CVE-2021-22883 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 — adcli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — adcli — 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-2021:4453 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 Install Neo4j on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Neo4j on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install Neo4j 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 && […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2020-4757 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2020-4757 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2020-4757, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2020-4757 NVD summary: IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Navigator 3.0.CD is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ruby+nopthreads — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ruby+nopthreads — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Multiple implementations — DoS via hash algorithm collision Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4815 CVE-2011-4838 CVE-2011-5036 CVE-2011-5037 Upstream summary: oCERT reports: A variety of programming languages suffer from a denial-of-service (DoS) condition against […]

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