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FreeBSD 12 — knot — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — knot — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: BIND,Knot,NSD,PowerDNS — denial over service via oversized zone transfers Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6170 CVE-2016-6171 CVE-2016-6172 CVE-2016-6173 Upstream summary: ISC reports: DNS protocols were designed with the assumption that a certain amount […]

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SLES 12 — libjson-c2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libjson-c2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:108-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12762 Upstream summary: json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf_memappend. Table of contents […]

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FreeBSD 12 — zh-openoffice-TW — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zh-openoffice-TW — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — kaffeine — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2006:008 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0051 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in playlistimport.cpp in Kaffeine Player 0.4.2 through 0.7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP request headers […]

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How to Set Up Minikube on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Minikube on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up Minikube 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 — subversion-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — subversion-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: subversion — WebDAV fails to protect metadata Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0749 Upstream summary: In some situations, subversion metadata may be unexpectedly disclosed via WebDAV. A subversion advisory states: mod_authz_svn, the Apache […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py38-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py38-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-psutil — double free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: ret2libc reports: psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a […]

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Debian 10 — cacti — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — cacti — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17358 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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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-mistral-lib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-mistral-lib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7465-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16848 CVE-2018-16849 CVE-2019-3866 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mistral incorrectly handled nested anchors in YAML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — fuse — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-SR:2011:005 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0541 CVE-2015-3202 CVE-2009-3297 Upstream summary: fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary […]

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