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How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 8

ModSecurity is not limited to Apache — it can also protect Nginx deployments through a dedicated dynamic module called ngx_http_modsecurity_module. The module embeds the ModSecurity v3 library directly into Nginx’s request processing pipeline, enabling the same OWASP Core Rule Set that Apache users rely on. On RHEL 8, Nginx is available from the AppStream module […]

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FreeBSD 12 — chromium-npapi — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — chromium-npapi — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: chromium — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1212 CVE-2015-1213 CVE-2015-1214 CVE-2015-1215 CVE-2015-1216 CVE-2015-1217 CVE-2015-1218 CVE-2015-1219  +12 more Upstream summary: Google Chrome Releases reports: 5 security fixes in this release, including: [698622] […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — mp3gain — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — mp3gain — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0522-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12911 CVE-2019-18359 Upstream summary: The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 […]

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How to Manage Systemd Services on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Systemd Services on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Manage Systemd Services on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (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 12 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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FreeBSD 12 — transmission-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — transmission-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libutp — remote denial of service or arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6129 Upstream summary: NVD reports: Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py34-amf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py34-amf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-amf — input sanitization errors Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8549 Upstream summary: oCERT reports: A specially crafted AMF payload, containing malicious references to XML external entities, can be used to trigger Denial […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: extman — password bypass vulnerability Upstream summary: Extmail team reports: Emergency update #4 fixes a serious security vulnerability. Successful exploit of this vulnerability would allow attacker to change user's password […]

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How to Encrypt Disk Partitions with LUKS on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Encrypt Disk Partitions with LUKS on RHEL 7

How to Encrypt Disk Partitions with LUKS on RHEL 7 Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) is the standard for disk encryption on Linux, providing a robust, well-documented format for encrypted block devices. By encrypting partitions with LUKS, you ensure that data remains unreadable if physical drives are removed or a server is decommissioned without proper […]

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FreeBSD 12 — w3m-m17n-img — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — w3m-m17n-img — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: w3m — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-6772 Upstream summary: An anonymous person reports: w3m-0.5.1 crashes when using the -dump or -backend options to open a HTTPS URL with a […]

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