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

How to Install Lighttpd on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install Lighttpd 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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FreeBSD 12 — bzip — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — bzip — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 June 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bzip2 — multiple issues Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0953 CVE-2005-1260 CVE-2008-1372 CVE-2010-0405 CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: bzip2 developers reports: CVE-2016-3189 – Fix use-after-free in bzip2recover (Jakub Martisko) CVE-2019-12900 – Detect out-of-range nSelectors […]

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

Arch Linux — lua — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202010-5 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15889 CVE-2020-15888 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 5.4.0-2. Fixed in: 5.4.1-1. Group: AVG-1207. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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FreeBSD 12 — p5-Config-IniFiles — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-Config-IniFiles — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 June 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-Config-IniFiles — unsafe temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2451 Upstream summary: Unsafe Temporary file creation Config::IniFiles used a predictable name for its temporary file without opening it correctly. Table of […]

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FreeBSD 12 — shotwell — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — shotwell — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 June 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: shotwell — failure to encrypt authentication Upstream summary: Jens Georg reports: I have just released Shotwell 0.24.5 and 0.25.4 which turn on HTTPS encryption all over the publishing plugins. Users […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-backup/borgmatic — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-backup/borgmatic — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202405-13 Upstream summary: Prevent shell injection attacks within the PostgreSQL hook, the MongoDB hook, the SQLite hook, the "borgmatic borg" action, and command hook variable/constant interpolation. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10

Introduction How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — oftpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 June 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: oftpd denial-of-service vulnerability (PORT command) Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0376 Upstream summary: Philippe Oechslin reported a denial-of-service vulnerability in oftpd. The oftpd server can be crashed by sending a PORT command containing […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5272-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17233 CVE-2018-17234 CVE-2018-17237 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. […]

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