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Arch Linux — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202006-15 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-4033 CVE-2020-4032 CVE-2020-4031 CVE-2020-4030 CVE-2020-11099 CVE-2020-11098 CVE-2020-11097 CVE-2020-11096  +6 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2:2.1.1-1. Fixed in: 2:2.1.2-1. Group: AVG-1193. Table of contents […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pycrypto — vulnerable ElGamal key generation Related CVEs: CVE-2012-2417 Upstream summary: Dwayne C. Litzenberger of PyCrypto reports: In the ElGamal schemes (for both encryption and signatures), g is supposed to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSSL — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1377 CVE-2009-1378 CVE-2011-3207 CVE-2011-3210 Upstream summary: OpenSSL Team reports: Two security flaws have been fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.0e Under certain circumstances OpenSSL's internal certificate […]

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FreeBSD 12 — rubygem-activejob — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rubygem-activejob — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Rails — Active Job vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16476 Upstream summary: Ruby on Rails blog: Rails 4.2.11, 5.0.7.1, 5.1.6.1 and 5.2.1.1 have been released! These contain the following important security fixes, […]

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Debian 9 — e2fsprogs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — e2fsprogs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5094 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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Debian 9 — ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9608 CVE-2017-14054 CVE-2017-15186 CVE-2017-17081 CVE-2018-6392 CVE-2018-14395 CVE-2018-15822 CVE-2019-12730 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix […]

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Arch Linux — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202101-42 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25637 CVE-2020-14339 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1:6.5.0-3. Fixed in: 1:7.0.0-1. Group: AVG-1240. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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How to Manage Docker Images and Containers on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Docker Images and Containers on RHEL 7

How to Manage Docker Images and Containers on RHEL 7 Effective day-to-day use of Docker requires a solid command of image and container management. Images are the read-only blueprints from which containers are created; containers are the running (or stopped) instances of those images. Over time, a Docker host accumulates pulled images, stopped containers, dangling […]

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How to Install GitHub Actions Runner on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install GitHub Actions Runner on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install GitHub Actions Runner 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. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper […]

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Alpine Linux edge — cairo — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — cairo — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.17.4-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — cairo 1.17.4-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6462 CVE-2020-35492 CVE-2018-19876 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships cairo 1.17.4-r1 which addresses CVE-2019-6462. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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