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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zinf — potential buffer overflow playlist support Upstream summary: The audio player Zinf is vulnerable to a buffer-overflow bug in the management of the playlist files. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Arch Linux — a2ps — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — a2ps — 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-202005-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8107 CVE-2014-0466 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 4.14-8. Fixed in: 4.14-9. Group: AVG-1150. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — pacemaker — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4623-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25654 Upstream summary: Ken Gaillot discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled IPC communications permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass ACL restrictions and execute […]

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SLES 15 — ed25519-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — ed25519-java — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2025:1029-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36843 Upstream summary: The implementation of EdDSA in EdDSA-Java (aka ed25519-java) through 0.3.0 exhibits signature malleability and does not satisfy the SUF-CMA (Strong Existential Unforgeability […]

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

How to Install GitLab Runner on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Install GitLab Runner on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 10 install with the standard […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php70-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php70-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8879 CVE-2016-5385 CVE-2016-5399 CVE-2016-6288 CVE-2016-6289 CVE-2016-6290 CVE-2016-6291 CVE-2016-6292  +4 more Upstream summary: PHP reports: Fixed bug #69975 (PHP segfaults when accessing nvarchar(max) defined columns) […]

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

How to Install Docker Engine on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install Docker Engine 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. Step 1 — Install Docker zypper install -y docker docker-compose Step 2 […]

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Alpine Linux edge — xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.9.1-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xen 4.9.1-r1 Related CVEs: XSA-246 XSA-247 CVE-2017-15597 CVE-2017-15590 XSA-238 CVE-2017-15589 CVE-2017-15595 CVE-2017-15588  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships xen 4.9.1-r1 which […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py34-django-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py34-django-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: django — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0480 CVE-2014-0481 CVE-2014-0482 CVE-2014-0483 CVE-2015-0219 CVE-2015-0220 CVE-2015-0221 CVE-2015-0222  +12 more Upstream summary: Tim Graham reports: Malicious redirect and possible XSS attack via user-supplied redirect […]

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How to Install Node.js 14 LTS on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Node.js 14 LTS on Debian 10

Introduction How to Install Node.js 14 LTS 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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