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

Debian 10 — djvulibre — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 April 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15142 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 — unace — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — unace — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: unace — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0160 CVE-2005-0161 Upstream summary: Ulf Härnhammar reports: There are buffer overflows when extracting, testing or listing specially prepared ACE archives. There are directory traversal […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libzip5 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libzip5 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 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-2017-12858 CVE-2017-14107 Upstream summary: Double free vulnerability in the _zip_dirent_read function in zip_dirent.c in libzip allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors. Table […]

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How to Set Up IBM Cloud PowerVS Instance with AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IBM Cloud PowerVS Instance with AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to set up ibm cloud powervs instance with aix 7.1 […]

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

How to Set Up Buildkite Agent on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up Buildkite Agent 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript-afpl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript-afpl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — insecure temporary file creation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0967 Upstream summary: Ghostscript is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. This issue is likely due to a design […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py39-pyrad — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-pyrad — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pyrad — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0294 CVE-2013-0342 Upstream summary: Nathaniel McCallum reports: packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses weak random numbers to generate RADIUS authenticators and hash passwords, which […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — pyxdg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — pyxdg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4700-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12761 Upstream summary: Alexandre D'Hondt discovered that PyXDG did not properly sanitize input. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted .menu file to execute arbitrary code. […]

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How to Write Ansible Playbooks for Debian 10 Systems — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Write Ansible Playbooks for Debian 10 Systems

Introduction This guide explains how to Write Ansible Playbooks for Debian 10 Systems 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 […]

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