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openSUSE Tumbleweed — deluge — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — deluge — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3427 CVE-2017-9031 Upstream summary: The Deluge Web-UI is vulnerable to XSS through a crafted torrent file. The the data from torrent files is not properly […]

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How to Install Cassandra on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Cassandra on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install Cassandra 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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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-20483 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-20483 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 28 March 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-20483, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-20483 NVD summary: IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.2 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit […]

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FreeBSD 12 — anydesk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — anydesk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 March 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Anydesk — Multiple Vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13160 Upstream summary: Anydesk reports: AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — dovecot — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4674-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25275 CVE-2020-12100 CVE-2020-12673 CVE-2020-12674 CVE-2019-11500 CVE-2019-7524 CVE-2019-3814 CVE-2017-14461  +3 more Upstream summary: USN-4674-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 […]

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How to Set Up a Docker Swarm Cluster on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Docker Swarm Cluster on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Oracle Linux 8 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying set up a docker swarm cluster on oracle linux 8 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Set Up a Docker Swarm Cluster on Oracle Linux 8, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-video/gpac — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-video/gpac — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202408-21 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-22673 CVE-2020-22674 CVE-2020-22675 CVE-2020-22677 CVE-2020-22678 CVE-2020-22679 CVE-2020-25427 CVE-2020-35979  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPAC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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Arch Linux — lib32-nss — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — lib32-nss — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201705-21 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5461 CVE-2021-43527 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 3.27.1-1. Fixed in: 3.30.2-1. Group: AVG-248. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — yara — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — yara — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8080-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19976 CVE-2017-9304 CVE-2018-19974 CVE-2017-8294 CVE-2018-12034 CVE-2017-8929 CVE-2021-45429 CVE-2017-11328  +9 more Upstream summary: Kamil Frankowicz discovered that a number of YARA's functions generated memory exceptions when processing specially […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-5996)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 March 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5996 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8695 CVE-2020-25704 CVE-2020-27673 CVE-2020-25656 CVE-2020-28915 CVE-2020-25668 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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