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How to Set Up FTP Server with vsftpd on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up FTP Server with vsftpd on Debian 10

Introduction How to Set Up FTP Server with vsftpd 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 […]

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How to Configure SNMP on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SNMP 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 configure snmp on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM AIX […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-python3-saml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-python3-saml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:0048-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11427 Upstream summary: OneLogin PythonSAML 2.3.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 17 March 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7217-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5886 CVE-2018-11255 CVE-2018-12983 CVE-2018-20797 CVE-2018-5308 CVE-2018-8002 CVE-2019-10723 CVE-2020-18971  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer when getting the […]

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How to Install and Configure Rclone on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Rclone on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install and configure rclone on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian […]

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Alpine Linux edge — xbps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — xbps — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.58-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xbps 0.58-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7450 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships xbps 0.58-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-7450. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 12 — vim-console — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — vim-console — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Vim/NeoVim — Security vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1138 CVE-2005-2368 CVE-2007-2953 CVE-2008-2712 CVE-2008-3076 CVE-2016-1248 Upstream summary: Security releases for Vim/NeoVim: Sandbox escape allows for arbitrary code execution. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — quassel-base — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — quassel-base — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000178 CVE-2013-4422 CVE-2015-8547 CVE-2018-1000179 CVE-2016-4414 Upstream summary: A heap corruption of type CWE-120 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in quasselcore in void DataStreamPeer::processMessage(const QByteArray &msg) […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-nss — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-nss — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 16 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nss — Use-after-free in TLS 1.2 generating handshake hashes Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1568 CVE-2015-7575 CVE-2016-1938 CVE-2016-1950 CVE-2016-1978 CVE-2016-1979 CVE-2016-2834 CVE-2017-5461  +2 more Upstream summary: Mozilla reports: During TLS 1.2 exchanges, handshake […]

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