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Alpine Linux edge — libxcursor — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libxcursor — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.1.15-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libxcursor 1.1.15-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16612 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships libxcursor 1.1.15-r0 which addresses CVE-2017-16612. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Alpine Linux edge — hunspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — hunspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.7.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — hunspell 1.7.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16707 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships hunspell 1.7.0-r1 which addresses CVE-2019-16707. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ksh — vulnerability — 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-2024:2756-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14868 Upstream summary: In ksh version 20120801, a flaw was found in the way it evaluates certain environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py27-graphite-web — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py27-graphite-web — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-graphite-web — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-5093 Upstream summary: Graphite developers report: This release contains several security fixes for cross-site scripting (XSS) as well as a fix for a remote-execution […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — gnome-shell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gnome-shell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7052-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8288 CVE-2019-3820 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNOME Shell mishandled extensions that fail to reload, possibly leading to extensions staying enabled on the lock screen. An […]

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FreeBSD 12 — postgresql93-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — postgresql93-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PostgreSQL — SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8161 CVE-2015-0241 CVE-2015-0242 CVE-2015-0243 CVE-2015-0244 CVE-2015-3165 CVE-2015-3166 CVE-2015-3167  +12 more Upstream summary: The PostgreSQL project reports: CVE-2018-16850: SQL injection in […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mediawiki — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CAN-2005-4501 CVE-2006-1498 CVE-2007-4828 CVE-2008-5249 CVE-2008-5250 CVE-2008-5252 CVE-2010-1150 CVE-2011-0047  +12 more Upstream summary: Mediawiki reports: (T355538, CVE-2024-PENDING) SECURITY: XSS in edit summary parser. (T357760, CVE-2024-PENDING) […]

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How to Use tmux for Terminal Multiplexing on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use tmux for Terminal Multiplexing on RHEL 7

How to Use tmux for Terminal Multiplexing on RHEL 7 Every Linux administrator has experienced the frustration of losing a long-running process because an SSH connection dropped. tmux (terminal multiplexer) solves this problem by running your terminal sessions inside a persistent server process that survives disconnections. Beyond persistence, tmux allows you to split a single […]

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Alpine Linux edge — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.18.0-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — freeimage 3.18.0-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12211 CVE-2019-12213 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships freeimage 3.18.0-r2 which addresses CVE-2019-12211. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — lightdm — 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 security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-3349 CVE-2011-3153 CVE-2011-4105 CVE-2012-1111 Upstream summary: lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled […]

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