Security Hardening

FreeBSD 13 — fi-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — fi-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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Windows Server 2012 R2 — Fine-grained PSO not applied to expected users in the protected group — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related […]

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FreeBSD 13 — apache-solr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — apache-solr — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Solr — Apache Log4J Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12629 CVE-2019-17558 Upstream summary: Solr reports: Apache Solr affected by Apache Log4J Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — ncompress — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — ncompress — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2020:4681 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 13 — handbrake — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — handbrake — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3395 CVE-2015-3417 CVE-2015-6761 CVE-2015-6818 CVE-2015-6819 CVE-2015-6820 CVE-2015-6821 CVE-2015-6822  +12 more Upstream summary: NVD reports: An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg package, where vp3_decode_frame […]

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Debian 11 — rust-miow — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — rust-miow — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35921 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in the miow crate before 0.3.6 for Rust. It has false expectations about the std::net::SocketAddr memory representation. Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Configure Software Updates with SCCM on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Software Updates with SCCM on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 with SCCM Updates Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), now known as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), is the enterprise-grade solution for managing software updates, application deployment, operating system deployment, and compliance across large Windows environments. While WSUS handles basic patch management, SCCM provides a far more powerful and […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — sevctl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — sevctl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:1945 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 13 — lynx — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — lynx — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: lynx — SSL certificate validation error Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3120 CVE-2014-3566 CVE-2016-9179 Upstream summary: Axel Beckert reports: […] I was able to capture the password given on the commandline in traffic […]

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Debian 11 — libxtst — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libxtst — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2063 CVE-2016-7951 CVE-2016-7952 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in X.org libXtst 1.2.1 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via vectors […]

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