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CentOS Stream 10 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 10

CentOS Stream 10 — fontforge — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 March 2025 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2026:6631 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-15270 CVE-2025-15269 CVE-2025-15275 CVE-2025-15279 Upstream summary: FontForge is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a range of font formats, including PostScript (ASCII and binary […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5053636 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5053636 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5053636 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-24035 CVE-2025-24045 CVE-2025-24064 CVE-2025-26645 CVE-2024-9157 CVE-2025-24044 CVE-2025-24987 CVE-2025-24988  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Microsoft summary: Sensitive data […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — ruby25 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — ruby25 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby25-* for vulnerability class 'eol'. Reference: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/branches/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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How to Set Up Samba File Sharing on CentOS Stream 10 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Samba File Sharing on CentOS Stream 10

Introduction How to Set Up Samba File Sharing on CentOS Stream 10 on CentOS Stream 10 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — ruby200 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — ruby200 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby200-* for vulnerability class 'eol'. Reference: https://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/vulns/eol-packages Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — mitmproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — mitmproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mitmproxy — Insufficient Protection against HTTP Request Smuggling Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24766 Upstream summary: Zeyu Zhang reports: In mitmproxy 7.0.4 and below, a malicious client or server is able to perform […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — pwgen — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — pwgen — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4440 CVE-2013-4442 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged pwgen<2.07 for vulnerability class 'weak-password-generator'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4440 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py312-spotipy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py312-spotipy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: spotipy — CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Related CVEs: CVE-2025-66040 Upstream summary: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/security/advisories/GHSA-r77h-rpp9-w2xm reports: Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — php-davical — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — php-davical — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18345 CVE-2019-18346 CVE-2019-18347 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged php{56,71,72,73}-davical<1.1.9 for vulnerability class 'cross-site-scripting'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18345 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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FreeBSD 14 — smarty — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — smarty — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2025 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: smarty3 — shell injection in math Upstream summary: The smarty project reports: bugfix {math} shell injection vulnerability Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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