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FreeBSD 12 — php73-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php73-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PHP — Multiple vulnerabilities in EXIF module Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11034 CVE-2019-11035 Upstream summary: The PHP project reports: Heap-buffer-overflow in php_ifd_get32s (CVE-2019-11034) Heap-buffer-overflow in exif_iif_add_value (CVE-2019-11035) Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Alpine Linux edge — samba — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — samba — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.8.7-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — samba 4.8.7-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16841 CVE-2018-16851 CVE-2018-16853 CVE-2018-1139 CVE-2018-1140 CVE-2018-10858 CVE-2018-10918 CVE-2018-10919  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships samba 4.8.7-r0 which […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-2774)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 November 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-2774 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11746 CVE-2019-11739 CVE-2019-11742 CVE-2019-11752 CVE-2019-11740 CVE-2019-11744 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How to Configure Traffic Shaping with tc on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Traffic Shaping with tc on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Traffic Shaping with tc on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — syslog-ng — 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 security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0343 CVE-2011-1951 Upstream summary: Balabit syslog-ng 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 OSE and PE, when running on FreeBSD or HP-UX, does not properly perform cast operations, which causes syslog-ng to […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — cliqz — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Mozilla — Stored passwords in 'Saved Logins' can be copied without master password entry Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11733 Upstream summary: Mozilla Foundation reports: CVE-2019-11733: Stored passwords in 'Saved Logins' can be […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — libsamplerate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libsamplerate — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7697 Upstream summary: NVD reports: In libsamplerate before 0.1.9, a buffer over-read occurs in the calc_output_single function in src_sinc.c via a crafted audio file. […]

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Arch Linux — git-annex — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — git-annex — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201807-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10859 CVE-2018-10857 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 6.20180529-18. Fixed in: 6.20180626-1. Group: AVG-725. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Configure syslog-ng for Centralised Syslog on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure syslog-ng for Centralised Syslog on RHEL 7

How to Configure syslog-ng for Centralised Syslog on RHEL 7 Every Linux system generates a continuous stream of log data from the kernel, system services, and applications. On a single host, rsyslog handles this adequately, but when you need to aggregate logs from dozens or hundreds of servers into a central repository, filter them intelligently, […]

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