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FreeBSD 12 — mantis — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mantis — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mantis — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CAN-2005-4238 CVE-2005-3335 CVE-2008-2276 CVE-2008-3102 CVE-2008-3331 CVE-2008-3332 CVE-2008-3333 CVE-2008-4687  +7 more Upstream summary: mantis reports: Teun Beijers reported a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the […]

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How to Optimize AIX for High-Throughput Workloads on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Optimize AIX for High-Throughput Workloads on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to optimize aix for high-throughput workloads on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache-openoffice-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache-openoffice-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache OpenOffice — master password vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3575 CVE-2015-1774 CVE-2015-4551 CVE-2015-5212 CVE-2015-5213 CVE-2015-5214 CVE-2016-1513 CVE-2017-12607  +11 more Upstream summary: The Apache Openoffice project reports: Apache OpenOffice supports the storage […]

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How to Install MongoDB on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MongoDB on RHEL 7

How to Install MongoDB on RHEL 7 MongoDB is a document-oriented NoSQL database that stores data in flexible, JSON-like BSON documents rather than traditional rows and columns. Its schema-less design makes it an excellent choice for applications that need to handle varied or rapidly evolving data structures, such as content management systems, real-time analytics platforms, […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-8922)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-8922 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12900 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 — alsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — alsa — vulnerability — 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-2009-0035 Upstream summary: alsa-utils 1.0.19 and later versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack via the /usr/bin/alsa-info and /usr/bin/alsa-info.sh scripts. […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libxml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libxml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-1597)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1597 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24977 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 — libressl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libressl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: LibreSSL — overwrite and -read vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8176 CVE-2015-0204 CVE-2015-0206 CVE-2015-0209 CVE-2015-0286 CVE-2015-0287 CVE-2015-0288 CVE-2015-0289  +12 more Upstream summary: The LibreSSL project reports: An incorrect length check can result […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ruby — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ruby — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygem-resolv — Possible denial of service Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0755 CVE-2004-0983 CVE-2005-1992 CVE-2005-2337 CVE-2006-3694 CVE-2006-5467 CVE-2006-6303 CVE-2008-1447  +12 more Upstream summary: Manu reports: The vulnerability is caused by an insufficient check […]

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How to Enable HTTP/2 in Nginx on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Enable HTTP/2 in Nginx on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying enable http/2 in nginx 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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