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

FreeBSD 12 — ldapscripts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ldapscripts — Command Line User Credentials Disclosure Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5373 Upstream summary: Ganael Laplanche reports: Up to now, each ldap* command was called with the -w parameter, which allows to […]

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How to Configure Network Time Protocol with chrony on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Time Protocol with chrony on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure network time protocol with chrony on ibm aix […]

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How to Back Up PostgreSQL with pg_dump on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Back Up PostgreSQL with pg_dump on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Back Up PostgreSQL with pg_dump on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py36-urllib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py36-urllib — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: urllib3 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20060 CVE-2019-11236 CVE-2019-11324 Upstream summary: NIST reports: (by search in the range 2018/01/01 – 2019/11/10): urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — kdewebdev — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kdewebdev — kommander untrusted code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0754 Upstream summary: A KDE Security Advisory reports: Kommander executes without user confirmation data files from possibly untrusted locations. As they […]

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How to Enable Automatic Security Updates on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Enable Automatic Security Updates on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Enable Automatic Security Updates on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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FreeBSD 12 — subversion-python — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — subversion-python — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: subversion — WebDAV fails to protect metadata Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0749 Upstream summary: In some situations, subversion metadata may be unexpectedly disclosed via WebDAV. A subversion advisory states: mod_authz_svn, the Apache […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — postgresql93 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — postgresql93 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2015:0478-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8161 CVE-2015-0241 CVE-2015-0242 CVE-2015-0243 CVE-2015-0244 Upstream summary: PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — rssh — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — rssh — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 August 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3946-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000018 CVE-2019-3463 CVE-2019-3464 Upstream summary: It was discovered that rssh incorrectly handled certain command-line arguments and environment variables. An authenticated user could bypass rssh's command restrictions, allowing […]

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How to Install Java (OpenJDK) on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Java (OpenJDK) on RHEL 8

Java is one of the most widely used programming languages in enterprise software, and RHEL 8 makes it straightforward to install and manage multiple Java versions through its built-in package manager. Whether you are building web applications, microservices, or command-line tools, having a proper Java development environment is the first step. In this tutorial you […]

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