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

FreeBSD 12 — torrentflux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: torrentflux — User-Agent XSS Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5227 Upstream summary: Steven Roddis reports that User-Agent string is not properly escaped when handled by torrentflux. This allows for arbitrary code insertion. […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mathopd — directory traversal vulnerability Upstream summary: Michiel Boland reports: The software has a vulnerability that could lead to directory traversal if the '*' construct for mass virtual hosting is […]

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FreeBSD 12 — shibboleth-sp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — shibboleth-sp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Shibboleth Service Provider — SQL injection vulnerability in ODBC plugin Related CVEs: CVE-2015-2684 Upstream summary: Internet2 reports: The Shibboleth Service Provider includes a storage API usable for a number of […]

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Debian 10 — h2o — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — h2o — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2019 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9512 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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SLES 15 — python3-websockets — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-websockets — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 September 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:2854-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000518 Upstream summary: aaugustin websockets version 4 contains a CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Servers and clients, unless configured […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libjpeg-turbo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libjpeg-turbo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-3705)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 September 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3705 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14498 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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FreeBSD 12 — ircd-ratbox-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ircd-ratbox-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: irc-ratbox — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4016 CVE-2010-0300 Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: The first affects the /quote HELP module and allows a user to trigger an IRCD crash on some […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.13.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libass 0.13.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7969 CVE-2016-7970 CVE-2016-7971 CVE-2016-7972 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships libass 0.13.4-r0 which addresses CVE-2016-7969. Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Harden SSH on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden SSH on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to harden ssh on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM AIX […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-requests — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-requests — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: www/py-requests — Information disclosure vulnerability Upstream summary: The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which […]

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