Security Hardening

openSUSE Tumbleweed — openttd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — openttd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2010-4168 CVE-2012-0049 CVE-2013-6411 CVE-2012-3436 Upstream summary: Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in OpenTTD 1.0.x before 1.0.5 allow (1) remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write and daemon crash) […]

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How to Create and Manage LPARs on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create and Manage LPARs on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to create and manage lpars on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — xscreensaver — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xscreensaver – lock bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8025 Upstream summary: RedHat bugzilla reports: In dual screen configurations, unplugging one screen will cause xscreensaver to crash, leaving the screen unlocked. Table of […]

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How to Monitor System Performance with topas on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor System Performance with topas on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to monitor system performance with topas on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py27-notebook — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py27-notebook — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Jupyter notebook — open redirect vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8768 CVE-2019-10255 Upstream summary: Jupyter blog: Login pages tend to take a parameter for redirecting back to a page after successful login, […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — pspp — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pspp — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — 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-2019:0198-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20230 CVE-2019-9211 CVE-2017-10791 CVE-2017-10792 CVE-2017-12958 CVE-2017-12959 CVE-2017-12961 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.2.0. There is a heap-based buffer overflow at the function […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — portupgrade — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: portupgrade — insecure temporary file handling vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0610 Upstream summary: Simon L. Nielsen discovered that portupgrade handles temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow an unprivileged […]

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Arch Linux — libelf — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libelf — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201903-9 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7665 CVE-2019-7664 CVE-2019-7150 CVE-2019-7149 CVE-2019-7148 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.175-1. Fixed in: 0.176-1. Group: AVG-863. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php5-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php5-exif — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0708 CVE-2011-4566 CVE-2011-4885 Upstream summary: php development team reports: Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.3.9: Added max_input_vars directive to prevent attacks based on […]

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