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How to Install VictoriaMetrics on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install VictoriaMetrics on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install victoriametrics on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux distribution. This […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — uuidd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — uuidd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2015:0270-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9114 CVE-2016-2779 CVE-2013-0157 CVE-2015-5218 Upstream summary: Blkid in util-linux before 2.26rc-1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-flac — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-flac — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: flac — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8962 CVE-2014-9028 Upstream summary: Erik de Castro Lopo reports: Google Security Team member, Michele Spagnuolo, recently found two potential problems in the FLAC code […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — unixODBC — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — unixODBC — vulnerability — 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-2011-1145 Upstream summary: The SQLDriverConnect() function in unixODBC before 2.2.14p2 have a possible buffer overflow condition when specifying a large value for SAVEFILE parameter in […]

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How to Configure Database Backups with Automysqlbackup on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Database Backups with Automysqlbackup on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Database Backups with Automysqlbackup on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 10 install with […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-misc/tigervnc — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-misc/tigervnc — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202407-14 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15691 CVE-2019-15692 CVE-2019-15694 CVE-2019-15695 CVE-2020-26117 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mutt-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mutt-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mutt — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-2683 Upstream summary: Securityfocus reports: Mutt is prone to a local buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before using […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — apt — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — apt — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4667-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27350 CVE-2020-3810 CVE-2019-3462 CVE-2016-1252 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain packages. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause APT to […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — obs-service-source_validator — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — obs-service-source_validator — 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-2017:3259-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9274 Upstream summary: A shell command injection in the obs-service-source_validator before 0.7 could be used to execute code as the packager when checking RPM SPEC […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — python-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — python-pip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-7176)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-7176 Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4559 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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