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FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-local — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-local — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: security/ossec-hids-* — root escalation via syscheck feature Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5284 CVE-2015-3222 Upstream summary: OSSEC reports: The CVE-2015-3222 vulnerability, which allows for root escalation via sys check has been fixed in […]

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How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Deploy a CakePHP Application 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 […]

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How to Configure Large Page Support on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Large Page Support 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 configure large page support on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1317 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10713 CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-20969 CVE-2018-6952 CVE-2019-13638 CVE-2015-1418 CVE-2019-13636 Upstream summary: do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — ja-mutt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mutt — denial of service via crafted mail message Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0078 CVE-2007-2683 CVE-2014-9116 Upstream summary: NVD reports: The write_one_header function in mutt 1.5.23 does not properly handle newline characters […]

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How to Monitor Windows Server with Prometheus and Grafana on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor Windows Server with Prometheus and Grafana on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Prometheus and Grafana Monitoring on Windows Server 2019 Prometheus is an open-source time-series monitoring system originally developed at SoundCloud, now a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project. It collects metrics by scraping HTTP endpoints exposed by exporters on monitored systems. Grafana is a visualization and dashboarding platform that queries Prometheus (and many other […]

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FreeBSD 12 — leafnode — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — leafnode — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: leafnode — denial of service vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1661 CVE-2003-0744 CVE-2004-2068 CVE-2005-1453 CVE-2005-1911 Upstream summary: Matthias Andree reports: A vulnerability was found in the fetchnews program (the NNTP client) that […]

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Debian 9 — python-apt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — python-apt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15795 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 — vsftpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — vsftpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2015:0417-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1419 Upstream summary: Unspecified vulnerability in vsftpd 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via unknown vectors, related to deny_file parsing. Table […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — de-netscape — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: firefox & mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 CVE-2004-0762 CVE-2004-0765 CVE-2004-0904 CVE-2004-0905 CVE-2004-0908  +12 more Upstream summary: A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports of multiple issues: Heap […]

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