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FreeBSD 12 — adns — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — adns — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: adns — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9103 CVE-2017-9104 CVE-2017-9105 CVE-2017-9106 CVE-2017-9107 CVE-2017-9108 CVE-2017-9109 Upstream summary: Ian Jackson and the adns project reports: Vulnerable applications: all adns callers. Exploitable by: the […]

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How to Configure the System Timezone on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the System Timezone on Debian 10

Introduction How to Configure the System Timezone 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 10. […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXv1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXv1 — 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-SU-2013:1104-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1989 CVE-2013-2066 CVE-2016-5407 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXv 1.0.7 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a […]

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How to Configure LoadLeveler Job Scheduler on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LoadLeveler Job Scheduler on IBM 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 configure loadleveler job scheduler on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pivotx — Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1035 CVE-2012-2274 CVE-2014-0341 Upstream summary: Pivotx reports: Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in fileupload.php in PivotX before 2.3.9 allow remote authenticated […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — inspircd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — inspircd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7405-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7142 CVE-2019-20917 CVE-2020-25269 Upstream summary: It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certificate fingerprints, which could lead to spoofing. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — bind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-2338)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-2338 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8617 CVE-2020-8616 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libjpeg-turbo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libjpeg-turbo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-7540)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-7540 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13790 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 — mkvtoolnix — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — mkvtoolnix — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2018:3819-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-4022 Upstream summary: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way MKVToolNix MKVINFO v25.0.0 handles the MKV (matroska) file format. A specially crafted MKV file can […]

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How to Configure AppArmor on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AppArmor on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure AppArmor on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (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. Step 1 — Check AppArmor Status systemctl status apparmor aa-status Step 2 — […]

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