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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: FreeBSD — Missing validation in ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE) Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0230 CVE-2013-3077 CVE-2013-4851 CVE-2013-5209 CVE-2014-1453 CVE-2014-3000 CVE-2014-3711 CVE-2014-3873  +12 more Upstream summary: Problem Description: ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE) failed to properly validate parameters for the […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c7-graphite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c7-graphite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: graphite2 — out-of-bounds write with malicious font Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5436 Upstream summary: Mozilla Foundation reports: An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font. […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libsdl — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/libsdl — multiple vulnerabilities (13 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-202305-17 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7572 CVE-2019-7573 CVE-2019-7574 CVE-2019-7575 CVE-2019-7576 CVE-2019-7577 CVE-2019-7578 CVE-2019-7635  +5 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SDL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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FreeBSD 12 — wget — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — wget — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 3 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wget — security flaw in caching credentials passed as a part of the URL Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1487 CVE-2004-1488 CVE-2010-2252 CVE-2014-4877 CVE-2016-4971 CVE-2016-7098 CVE-2017-13089 CVE-2017-13090  +2 more Upstream summary: Gynvael Coldwind […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — lxr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 3 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: lxr — multiple XSS vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4497 Upstream summary: Dan Rosenberg reports: There are several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in LXR. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute scripts […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gvfs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gvfs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 December 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4053-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12447 CVE-2019-12448 CVE-2019-12449 CVE-2019-12795 CVE-2019-3827 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GVfs incorrectly handled the admin backend. Files created or moved by the admin backend could end […]

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How to Set Up a PXE Boot Server on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a PXE Boot Server on RHEL 7

How to Set Up a PXE Boot Server on RHEL 7 Provisioning bare-metal servers or virtual machines one by one from USB media does not scale. A PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) boot server lets a machine boot directly from the network, pull a kernel and RAM disk from a TFTP server, and optionally complete an […]

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