Security Hardening

Alpine Linux edge — lftp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — lftp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.8.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — lftp 4.8.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10916 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships lftp 4.8.4-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-10916. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — handbrake — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~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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SLES 15 — whois — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — whois — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SA:2011:035 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2483 Upstream summary: crypt_blowfish before 1.1, as used in PHP before 5.3.7 on certain platforms, PostgreSQL before 8.4.9, and other products, does not properly handle […]

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How to Set Up Active Directory Rights Management Services on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Active Directory Rights Management Services on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Active Directory Rights Management Services Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) is an information protection technology included with Windows Server 2019 that uses encryption and policy enforcement to restrict access to documents, emails, and other sensitive content. AD RMS works by issuing licenses that specify what operations a user can perform on […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — tethereal — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 July 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wireshark — PCNFSD Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0176 CVE-2004-0365 CVE-2004-0367 CVE-2004-0504 CVE-2004-0505 CVE-2004-0506 CVE-2004-0507 CVE-2004-0633  +12 more Upstream summary: Secunia reports: A vulnerability has been reported in […]

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Debian 9 — ghostscript — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — ghostscript — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 July 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9611 CVE-2018-11645 CVE-2018-15908 CVE-2018-16509 CVE-2018-19134 CVE-2019-10216 CVE-2019-14811 CVE-2019-14869  +3 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-ruamel.yaml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-ruamel.yaml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20478 Upstream summary: In ruamel.yaml through 0.16.7, the load method allows remote code execution if the application calls this method with an untrusted argument. In […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS locale misconfiguration spams warning messages

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 June 2019 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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 Set Up CircleCI Runner on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up CircleCI Runner on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up CircleCI Runner 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. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper […]

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