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

FreeBSD 12 — zenphoto — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zenphoto — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6666 CVE-2015-5591 CVE-2015-5592 CVE-2015-5593 CVE-2015-5594 CVE-2015-5595 Upstream summary: zenphoto reports: Fixes several SQL Injection, XSS and path traversal security issues Table of contents Symptom […]

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SLES 12 — libdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 January 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:3135-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-2708 Upstream summary: Vulnerability in the Data Store component of Oracle Berkeley DB. Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.138, prior to 6.2.38 […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2021-1580 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0452 CVE-2019-9278 CVE-2020-0093 CVE-2020-0182 CVE-2020-12767 CVE-2020-13113 CVE-2020-13114 CVE-2020-13112 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in libexif. A possible out of bounds write, due ot an integer overflow, […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — squid:4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — squid:4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-2593)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 January 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-2593 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12527 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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FreeBSD 12 — libXrandr — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: X.org libraries — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: Matthieu Herrb reports: Tobias Stoeckmann from the OpenBSD project has discovered […]

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Arch Linux — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-201803-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5146 CVE-2017-14633 CVE-2017-14632 CVE-2017-11333 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.3.5-1. Fixed in: 1.3.6-1. Group: AVG-367. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Configure Network Interface Settings with nmcli on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Interface Settings with nmcli on RHEL 7

How to Configure Network Interface Settings with nmcli on RHEL 7 Network configuration on RHEL 7 is managed by the NetworkManager service, and the primary command-line interface for NetworkManager is nmcli. Unlike directly editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ files — which still works but is error-prone — nmcli provides a structured, validated way to create, modify, and activate […]

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How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure saltstack 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 10 Buster […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — openexr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — openexr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2009:014 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1720 CVE-2009-1721 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly […]

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