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Ubuntu 14.04 — libpcap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libpcap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4221-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15165 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of […]

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How to Manage Node.js Versions with NVM on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Node.js Versions with NVM on RHEL 8

NVM (Node Version Manager) is a shell script that lets you install and switch between multiple Node.js versions on the same machine without requiring root access or affecting system-wide packages. This is invaluable when you work on projects that require different Node.js versions simultaneously, or when you need to test your application against multiple runtimes. […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — tidy — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — tidy — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-2015:1513-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5522 CVE-2015-5523 CVE-2016-6583 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ParseValue function in lexer.c in tidy before 4.9.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial […]

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SLES 12 — unixODBC — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — unixODBC — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2019:719-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7409 CVE-2018-7485 CVE-2011-1145 Upstream summary: In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in DriverManager/__info.c. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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How to Migrate from AIX 7.1 to AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Migrate from AIX 7.1 to 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 migrate from aix 7.1 to aix 7.2 on IBM […]

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How to Configure ZFS Pool Management on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure ZFS Pool Management on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up configure zfs pool management on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7069 Upstream summary: ack 2.00 through 2.11_02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) –pager, (2) –regex, or (3) –output option in […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libgssglue1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libgssglue1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2709 Upstream summary: libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary […]

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How to Back Up and Restore MySQL Databases on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Back Up and Restore MySQL Databases on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up back up and restore mysql databases on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-nss — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-f10-nss — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: NSS — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3555 CVE-2010-0173 CVE-2010-0174 CVE-2010-0175 CVE-2010-0176 CVE-2010-0177 CVE-2010-0178 CVE-2010-0179  +3 more Upstream summary: Mozilla Foundation reports: An out-of-bounds write during Base64 decoding operation in the […]

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