Security Hardening

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libraw15 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libraw15 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:2300-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8367 CVE-2013-2126 CVE-2013-2127 Upstream summary: The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory errors and possibly execute arbitrary code, related to […]

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How to Harden SSH on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden SSH on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Harden SSH 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. Step 1 — Edit SSH Configuration vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config Step 2 — Recommended Settings […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-cairosvg — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-cairosvg — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: CairoSVG — Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability Upstream summary: CairoSVG security advisories: When processing SVG files, the python package CairoSVG uses two regular expressions which are vulnerable to Regular […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pear-twig-twig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pear-twig-twig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pear-twig — remote code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7809 Upstream summary: Fabien Potencier reports: End users can craft valid Twig code that allows them to execute arbitrary code (RCEs) via the […]

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How to Install and Configure Varnish Cache on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Varnish Cache on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Install and Configure Varnish Cache 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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Ubuntu 18.04 — python-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 September 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4204-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: Riccardo Schirone discovered that psutil incorrectly handled certain reference counting operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause psutil to crash, resulting in […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-sound/schismtracker — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-sound/schismtracker — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202107-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14465 CVE-2019-14523 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Schism Tracker. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-1268)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1268 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10132 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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS High iowait Slows Entire System

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 23 September 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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