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FreeBSD 13 — enscript-letterdj — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — enscript-letterdj — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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: enscript — arbitrary code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1184 CVE-2004-1185 CVE-2004-1186 CVE-2008-3863 CVE-2008-4306 Upstream summary: Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research reports: Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — bzip2 — 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-2025:0733 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: The bzip2 packages contain a freely available, high-quality data compressor. It provides both standalone compression and decompression utilities, as well as a shared library for use […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — skype — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: skype — multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3265 CVE-2005-3267 Upstream summary: A Secunia Advisory reports: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Skype, which can be exploited by malicious people […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php5-dba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php5-dba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — ini database truncation inside dba_replace() function Related CVEs: CVE-2008-7068 Upstream summary: securityfocus research reports: A bug that leads to the emptying of the INI file contents if the […]

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FreeBSD 13 — php56-wddx — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — php56-wddx — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8383 CVE-2015-8386 CVE-2015-8387 CVE-2015-8389 CVE-2015-8390 CVE-2015-8391 CVE-2015-8393 CVE-2015-8394  +10 more Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of […]

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FreeBSD 13 — xv-m17n — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xv-m17n — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xv — exploitable buffer overflows Upstream summary: In a Bugtraq posting, infamous41md(at)hotpop.com reported: there are at least 5 exploitable buffer and heap overflows in the image handling code. this allows […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.219-164.354 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.219-164.354 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2021-044 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27363 CVE-2021-27364 CVE-2021-27365 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the way access to sessions and handles was handled in the iSCSI driver in the Linux kernel. […]

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How to Configure Drone CI on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Drone CI on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Configure Drone CI 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 […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-crypt/tpm2-tss — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-crypt/tpm2-tss — 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-202107-10 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24455 Upstream summary: TCG TPM2 Software Stack did not appropriately apply FAPI policies to protect data encrypted with the trusted platform module. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — aspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — aspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5023-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-25051 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. […]

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