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Common Problems 115593

RHEL 7 – journald Disk Usage Grows Until /var Is Full

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 📖 ~1 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 Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Windows Server 2019 NTFS MFT Fragmentation Causing Slow File Enumeration – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~1 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 Errors […]

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How to Configure GitLab CI/CD on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitLab CI/CD on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure GitLab CI/CD on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (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 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — apache+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache 1.3 — mod_proxy reverse proxy exposure Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0940 CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 CVE-2011-3368 Upstream summary: Apache HTTP server project reports: An exposure was found when using mod_proxy in reverse […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: poweradmin — multiple XSS vulnerabilities Upstream summary: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities Multiple scripts are vulnerable to XSS attacks. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — kdegraphics3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — kdegraphics3 — 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 SUSE-SA:2009:024 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0146 CVE-2009-3603 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, and other products allow remote […]

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How to Configure Nginx Rate Limiting on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx Rate Limiting on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying configure nginx rate limiting on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ezbounce — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ezbounce — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ezbounce remote format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0510 Upstream summary: A security hole exists that can be used to crash the proxy and execute arbitrary code. An exploit is circulating […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — firebird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2013:0496-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2492 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in Firebird 2.1.3 through 2.1.5 before 18514, and 2.5.1 through 2.5.3 before 26623, on Windows allows remote attackers to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — memcached — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — memcached — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: memcached — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1255 CVE-2016-8704 CVE-2016-8705 CVE-2016-8706 Upstream summary: Cisco Talos reports: Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities exist within Memcached that could be exploited to achieve remote code […]

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