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FreeBSD 12 — pcsc-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pcsc-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Use-After-Free Vulnerability in pcsc-lite Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10109 Upstream summary: Peter Wu on Openwall mailing-list reports: The issue allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service, but can potentially […]

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How to Configure Network Bridging on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Bridging on Debian 9

Introduction How to Configure Network Bridging on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 9. This […]

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FreeBSD 12 — p5-Net-DNS — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-Net-DNS — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-Net-DNS — multiple Vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3377 CVE-2007-3409 Upstream summary: A Secunia Advisory reports: An error exists in the handling of DNS queries where IDs are incremented with a fixed […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — osc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: osc — shell command injection via crafted _service files Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0778 Upstream summary: SUSE Security Update reports: osc before 0.151.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell […]

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How to Configure PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install with the […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ja-wordpress-ja — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ja-wordpress-ja — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wordpress — XSS Upstream summary: The WordPress team reports: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Avatar block type Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Arch Linux — gst-plugins-ugly — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — gst-plugins-ugly — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201702-6 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5847 CVE-2017-5846 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.10.2-1. Fixed in: 1.10.3-1. Group: AVG-166. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — libmspack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libmspack — frame_end overflow which could cause infinite loop Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9556 Upstream summary: There is a denial of service vulnerability in libmspack. The libmspack code is built into cabextract, […]

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SLES 15 — m4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — m4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1329-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4029 Upstream summary: The (1) dist or (2) distcheck rules in GNU Automake 1.11.1, 1.10.3, and release branches branch-1-4 through branch-1-9, when producing a distribution […]

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How to Install and Configure AIDE on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure AIDE on RHEL 8

AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) is a host-based intrusion detection tool that detects unauthorized changes to files and directories by comparing a live system snapshot against a baseline database. On RHEL 8, AIDE is available directly from the standard repositories and integrates cleanly with systemd for scheduled integrity checks. Detecting modified binaries, configuration files, or […]

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