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FreeBSD 12 — py27-radicale — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py27-radicale — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: radicale — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8747 CVE-2015-8748 Upstream summary: Radicale reports: The multifilesystem backend allows access to arbitrary files on all platforms. Prevent regex injection in rights management. Table […]

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How to Configure the pkg Package Manager on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the pkg Package Manager 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 configure the pkg package manager 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libxine — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libxine — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libxine — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0433 CVE-2004-1187 CVE-2004-1188 CVE-2004-1300 CVE-2004-1379 CVE-2005-1195 CVE-2005-2967 CVE-2006-1664  +12 more Upstream summary: xine developers report: Fix another possible int overflow in the 4XM demuxer. […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — kde-runtime — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kde-runtime — kdesu: displayed command truncated by unicode string terminator Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7252 CVE-2014-8600 CVE-2016-7787 Upstream summary: Albert Aastals Cid reports: A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result […]

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How to Configure OSPF with Quagga on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OSPF with Quagga on Debian 10

Introduction Debian 10 Buster is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure ospf with quagga on debian 10 on Buster leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Buster freeze. Follow each step carefully and […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — dovecot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4763)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4763 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10958 CVE-2020-10967 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — perl-Module-Signature — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — perl-Module-Signature — 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-2015-3406 CVE-2015-3407 CVE-2015-3408 CVE-2015-3409 CVE-2013-2145 Upstream summary: The PGP signature parsing in Module::Signature before 0.74 allows remote attackers to cause the unsigned portion of a […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libkde4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libkde4 — 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-2014-3494 Upstream summary: kio/usernotificationhandler.cpp in the POP3 kioslave in kdelibs 4.10.95 before 4.13.3 does not properly generate warning notifications, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain […]

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FreeBSD 12 — squid-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — squid-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: squid — Vulnerable to Denial of Service attack Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10002 CVE-2016-10003 CVE-2016-4553 CVE-2016-4554 CVE-2016-4555 CVE-2016-4556 CVE-2018-1000024 CVE-2018-1000027 Upstream summary: Louis Dion-Marcil reports: Due to incorrect pointer handling Squid is […]

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