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FreeBSD 12 — bmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — bmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bmon — unsafe set-user-ID application Upstream summary: Jon Nistor reported that the FreeBSD port of bmon was installed set-user-ID root, and executes commands using relative paths. This could allow local […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — kauth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — kauth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 November 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6035-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7443 Upstream summary: It was discovered that KAuth incorrectly handled some configuration parameters with specially crafted arbitrary types. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause […]

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How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 7

How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 7 While ModSecurity is most commonly associated with Apache, it also runs as a dynamic module for Nginx through the ModSecurity-nginx connector. On RHEL 7, the official Nginx packages do not ship with ModSecurity built in, so you have two practical paths: compile Nginx and ModSecurity […]

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FreeBSD 12 — rubygem19-rack — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rubygem19-rack — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ruby Rack Gem — Multiple Issues Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0262 CVE-2013-0263 Upstream summary: Rack developers report: Today we are proud to announce the release of Rack 1.4.5. Fix CVE-2013-0263, timing attack […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php55-snmp — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php55-snmp — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8879 CVE-2016-5385 CVE-2016-5399 CVE-2016-6288 CVE-2016-6289 CVE-2016-6290 CVE-2016-6291 CVE-2016-6292  +4 more Upstream summary: PHP reports: Fixed bug #69975 (PHP segfaults when accessing nvarchar(max) defined columns) […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache+mod_ssl+mod_snmp+mod_deflate+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache+mod_ssl+mod_snmp+mod_deflate+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache — Prevent chunk-size integer overflow on platforms where sizeof(int) < sizeof(long) Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 Upstream summary: Apache ChangeLog reports: Integer overflow in the ap_proxy_send_fb function in proxy/proxy_util.c […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Memory leak in different components Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14072 CVE-2018-14073 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: bsixel 1.8.1 has a memory leak in sixel_decoder_decode in decoder.c, image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c, sixel_decode_raw in fromsixel.c and […]

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Debian 9 — vim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — vim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12735 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — apache-commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — apache-commons-httpclient — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:1873-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5262 CVE-2012-5783 CVE-2014-3577 Upstream summary: http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.6 ignores the http.socket.timeout configuration setting during an SSL handshake, which allows remote attackers […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — liblivemedia — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — liblivemedia — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 October 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4853-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-4013 CVE-2019-6256 CVE-2019-7314 CVE-2019-9215 Upstream summary: It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain network packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. […]

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