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Ubuntu 14.04 — ghostscript — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ghostscript — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • February 7, 2020
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3915-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3835 CVE-2019-3838 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1817308 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1815339 CVE-2019-6116 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1806517 CVE-2018-19409 CVE-2018-19475  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated […]

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SLES 15 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • February 7, 2020
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 February 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:0801-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000231 CVE-2020-19860 CVE-2020-19861 CVE-2017-1000232 Upstream summary: A double-free vulnerability in parse.c in ldns 1.7.0 have unspecified impact and attack vectors. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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FreeBSD 12 — zh-wordpress-zh_TW — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zh-wordpress-zh_TW — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • February 7, 2020
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wordpress — XSS Related CVEs: CVE-2010-4257 CVE-2013-0235 CVE-2013-0236 CVE-2013-0237 CVE-2013-2199 CVE-2013-2200 CVE-2013-2201 CVE-2013-2202  +12 more Upstream summary: The WordPress team reports: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Avatar block […]

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How to Set Up Consul Service Mesh on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Consul Service Mesh on Debian 9

  • February 6, 2020
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Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Consul Service Mesh on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch 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 9 install with […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — cronic — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • February 6, 2020
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🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3992 Upstream summary: cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — zh-cle_base — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • February 6, 2020
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 February 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 — xzgv — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

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

  • February 6, 2020
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zgv, xzgv — heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0994 CVE-2006-1060 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: Andrea Barisani of Gentoo Linux discovered xzgv and zgv allocate insufficient memory when rendering images with […]

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How to Install Nginx on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Nginx on Debian 10 (DEBIAN-10-2)

  • February 6, 2020
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Introduction This guide explains how to Install Nginx 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 the standard repositories […]

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FreeBSD 12 — powerdns-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — powerdns-devel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • February 6, 2020
  • BSD
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PowerDNS — Denial of Service Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0206 Upstream summary: The PowerDNS Team reports: Using well crafted UDP packets, one or more PowerDNS servers could be made to enter […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — xlockmore — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • February 6, 2020
  • BSD
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xlockmore — local exploit Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4524 Upstream summary: Ignatios Souvatzis of NetBSD reports: Due to an error in the dclock screensaver in xlockmore, users who explicitly use this screensaver […]

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