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FreeBSD 12 — open-motif-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — open-motif-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xpm — image decoding vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0687 CVE-2004-0688 Upstream summary: Chris Evans discovered several vulnerabilities in the libXpm image decoder: A stack-based buffer overflow in xpmParseColors An integer overflow […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pgbouncer — failed auth_query lookup leads to connection as auth_user Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4054 CVE-2015-6817 Upstream summary: PgBouncer reports: New auth_user functionality introduced in 1.6 allows login as auth_user when client […]

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Alpine Linux edge — tcpflow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — tcpflow — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.5.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — tcpflow 1.5.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18409 CVE-2018-14938 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships tcpflow 1.5.0-r1 which addresses CVE-2018-18409. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — ca-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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How to Configure the System Timezone on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the System Timezone on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Configure the System Timezone on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mcweject — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mcweject — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mcweject — exploitable buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1719 Upstream summary: CVE reports: Buffer overflow in eject.c in Jason W. Bacon mcweject 0.9 on FreeBSD, and possibly other versions, allows local […]

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FreeBSD 12 — prozilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — prozilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ProZilla — server response buffer overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1120 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported to exist in this software package. The vulnerabilities can be triggered by […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libmediainfo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libmediainfo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202405-09 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaInfo and MediaInfoLib. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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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-2020-4479)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4479 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7595 CVE-2019-20388 CVE-2019-19956 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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How to Install Jenkins on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Jenkins on Debian 10

Introduction How to Install Jenkins 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. This tutorial […]

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