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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7-rubygem-actionview — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7-rubygem-actionview — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0627-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-5267 Upstream summary: In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use […]

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How to Install PostgreSQL on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install PostgreSQL on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install postgresql on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian 10 Buster […]

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Debian 10 — cyrus-imapd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — cyrus-imapd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19783 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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SLES 15 — libgsl23 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libgsl23 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 June 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:3527-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35357 Upstream summary: A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library), versions 2.5 and […]

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SLES 15 — python3-python-gnupg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-python-gnupg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 June 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:0143-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6690 Upstream summary: python-gnupg 0.4.3 allows context-dependent attackers to trick gnupg to decrypt other ciphertext than intended. To perform the attack, the passphrase to gnupg […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libfreetype6 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libfreetype6 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SA:2007:027 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1351 CVE-2010-3855 CVE-2011-3256 CVE-2011-3439 CVE-2012-1133 CVE-2012-1134 CVE-2012-1136 CVE-2012-1142  +12 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bdfread.c in (1) X.Org libXfont before […]

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Alpine Linux edge — nsd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — nsd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.3.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — nsd 4.3.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28935 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships nsd 4.3.4-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-28935. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure telegraf metrics agent on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites You will […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5751-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28241 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libmaxminddb incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using libmaxminddb to […]

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