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FreeBSD 12 — php5-mysql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php5-mysql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mysql — SSL Downgrade Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3152 Upstream summary: Duo Security reports: Researchers have identified a serious vulnerability in some versions of Oracle’s MySQL database product that allows an attacker […]

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How to Set Up ZFS Send and Receive on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up ZFS Send and Receive on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Set Up ZFS Send and Receive 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 […]

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Alpine Linux edge — aspell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — aspell — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.60.8-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — aspell 0.60.8-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-25051 CVE-2019-17544 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships aspell 0.60.8-r1 which addresses CVE-2019-25051. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nbsmtp — format string vulnerability Upstream summary: When nbsmtp is executed in debug mode, server messages will be printed to stdout and logged via syslog. Syslog is used insecurely and […]

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FreeBSD 12 — drm-devel-kmod — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — drm-devel-kmod — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: drm graphics drivers — potential information disclusure via local access Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0154 CVE-2019-11112 CVE-2019-14615 Upstream summary: Intel reports: .A potential security vulnerability in Intel(R) Processor Graphics may allow information […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py39-suds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-suds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-suds — vulnerable to symlink attacks Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2217 Upstream summary: SUSE reports: cache.py in Suds 0.4, when tempdir is set to None, allows local users to redirect SOAP queries […]

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SLES 15 — libvncclient0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libvncclient0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 11 August 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:0060-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15126 CVE-2018-15127 CVE-2018-20749 CVE-2018-20750 CVE-2018-6307 CVE-2017-18922 CVE-2018-20019 CVE-2018-20020  +12 more Upstream summary: LibVNC before commit 73cb96fec028a576a5a24417b57723b55854ad7b contains heap use-after-free vulnerability in server code of file […]

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How to Set Timezone and NTP on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Timezone and NTP on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Timezone and NTP on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (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 15 system is up to date: zypper […]

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FreeBSD 12 — oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9224 CVE-2017-9226 CVE-2017-9227 CVE-2017-9228 CVE-2019-13224 CVE-2019-13225 Upstream summary: A use-after-free in onig_new_deluxe() in regext.c in Oniguruma 6.9.2 allows attackers to potentially cause information disclosure, […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mpg — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mpg — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mpg123 — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0577 CVE-2003-0865 CVE-2004-0805 CVE-2004-0982 CVE-2004-0991 CVE-2004-1284 Upstream summary: Yuri D'Elia has found a buffer overflow vulnerability in mpg123's parsing of frame headers in […]

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