Security Hardening

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

FreeBSD 12 — ko-gaim — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libgadu — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0005 CVE-2004-0006 CVE-2004-0007 CVE-2004-0008 CVE-2004-0500 CVE-2004-0754 CVE-2004-0784 CVE-2004-0785  +12 more Upstream summary: Wojtek Kaniewski reports: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgadu, a library […]

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How to Use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows Server 2012 R2 is a collection of MMC snap-ins, command-line tools, PowerShell modules, and management consoles that enable administrators to manage Windows Server 2012 R2 roles and features remotely from a Windows 8.1 workstation or […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: firefox & mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0762 CVE-2004-0765 CVE-2004-0904 CVE-2004-0905 CVE-2004-0908 CVE-2004-0909 CVE-2004-1156 CVE-2004-1157  +12 more Upstream summary: A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports of multiple issues: Heap […]

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How to Set Up Alertmanager with Slack on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Alertmanager with Slack on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Alertmanager with Slack on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for […]

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Debian 9 — xmltooling — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — xmltooling — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-0489 CVE-2019-9628 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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Debian 9 — spip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — spip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 October 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15736 CVE-2017-9736 CVE-2019-11071 CVE-2019-16391 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — go — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — go — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15041 CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-6574 CVE-2014-7189 CVE-2016-3959 CVE-2016-5386 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875  +5 more Upstream summary: Go before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows "go get" remote command execution. […]

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How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on FreeBSD 12 (ON-FREEBSD-12)

Introduction How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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Common Problems 118944

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS DNS Resolution Fails Intermittently

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 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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Common Problems 115049

RHEL 8 – auditd Backlog Limit Exceeded and Events Dropped

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 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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