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SLES 12 — evolution — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — evolution — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:3375-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11879 CVE-2018-15587 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=…" parameter, a website (or other source […]

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

How to Install Memcached on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install memcached 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 Before you begin, ensure […]

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SLES 15 — libtspi1 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libtspi1 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:2798-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24330 CVE-2020-24331 CVE-2020-24332 CVE-2019-18898 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges instead of […]

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Arch Linux — jasper — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — jasper — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201612-9 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9560 CVE-2016-9557 CVE-2016-9388 CVE-2016-9387 CVE-2016-9262 CVE-2016-8887 CVE-2016-8885 CVE-2016-8884  +9 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.900.1-15. Fixed in: 1.900.31-1. Group: AVG-14. Table of contents […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — rsync — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — rsync — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-8395)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 May 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-8395 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9840 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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FreeBSD 12 — rubygem-json — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rubygem-json — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygem-json — Unsafe Objection Creation Vulnerability in JSON (Additional fix) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10663 Upstream summary: When parsing certain JSON documents, the json gem (including the one bundled with Ruby) can […]

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How to Install Memcached on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Memcached on Debian 9

Introduction How to Install Memcached on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch 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 9. This tutorial […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libde265 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libde265 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202408-20 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21594 CVE-2020-21595 CVE-2020-21596 CVE-2020-21597 CVE-2020-21598 CVE-2020-21599 CVE-2020-21600 CVE-2020-21601  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libde265. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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