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Ubuntu 16.04 — xdg-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — xdg-utils — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 12, 2020
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4649-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1909941 CVE-2020-27748 CVE-2017-18266 Upstream summary: USN-4649-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xdg-utils. That update caused a regression by removing the –attach functionality in thunderbird and others applications. This update […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — qutebrowser — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — qutebrowser — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 12, 2020
  • Linux
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🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2018:2120-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10895 CVE-2018-1000559 CVE-2020-11054 Upstream summary: qutebrowser before version 1.4.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery flaw that allows websites to access 'qute://*' URLs. A […]

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Debian 10 – Network Interface Rename Breaks Connectivity – Persistent Naming Fix

  • May 11, 2020
  • Linux
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🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — monit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — monit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 11, 2020
  • Linux
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🟡 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-2016-7067 Upstream summary: Monit before version 5.20.0 is vulnerable to a cross site request forgery attack. Successful exploitation will enable an attacker to disable/enable all […]

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How to Install Composer on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Composer on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install Composer 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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FreeBSD 12 — monitorix — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

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

  • May 11, 2020
  • BSD
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: monitorix — serious bug in the built-in HTTP server Upstream summary: Monitorix Project reports: A serious bug in the built-in HTTP server. It was discovered that the handle_request() routine did […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache-xml-security-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache-xml-security-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 11, 2020
  • BSD
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xml-security-c — crashes on malformed KeyInfo content Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2156 CVE-2013-2210 Upstream summary: The shibboleth project reports: SAML messages, assertions, and metadata all commonly make use of the XML Signature […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libmspack0 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libmspack0 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 11, 2020
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:3470-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18584 CVE-2018-18585 CVE-2018-18586 CVE-2010-2800 CVE-2010-2801 CVE-2014-9556 CVE-2019-1010305 CVE-2018-14681  +1 more Upstream summary: In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block […]

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How to Install Rust on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Rust on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install rust on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux distribution. This […]

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