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How to Configure PgBouncer Connection Pooling on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PgBouncer Connection Pooling on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying configure pgbouncer connection pooling on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pivot-weblog — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pivot-weblog — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pivot-weblog — file deletion vulnerability Upstream summary: Secunia reports: A vulnerability has been discovered in Pivot, which can be exploited by malicious people to delete certain files. Input passed to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — qpopper — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — qpopper — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: qpopper — multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2000-0442 CVE-2005-1151 CVE-2005-1152 Upstream summary: Jens Steube reports that qpopper is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability. qpopper does not properly drop […]

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

Debian 10 — sddm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 April 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28049 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-asyncpg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-asyncpg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2020-17446 Upstream summary: asyncpg before 0.21.0 allows a malicious PostgreSQL server to trigger a crash or execute arbitrary code (on a database client) via a crafted server response, because […]

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How to Set Up GlusterFS Distributed Storage on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up GlusterFS Distributed Storage on Debian 10

Introduction How to Set Up GlusterFS Distributed Storage 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 […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-java/icedtea — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-java/icedtea — 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-202409-26 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14556 CVE-2020-14562 CVE-2020-14573 CVE-2020-14577 CVE-2020-14578 CVE-2020-14579 CVE-2020-14581 CVE-2020-14583  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in IcedTea. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — targetcli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-1933)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1933 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10699 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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How to Configure OpenSCAP Security Compliance on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OpenSCAP Security Compliance on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure OpenSCAP Security Compliance 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 — py34-pygments — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py34-pygments — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pygments — shell injection vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8557 Upstream summary: NVD reports: The FontManager._get_nix_font_path function in formatters/img.py in Pygments 1.2.2 through 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via […]

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