Security Hardening

FreeBSD 12 — exim — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — exim — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: exim — SQL injection Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0400 CVE-2005-0021 CVE-2005-0022 CVE-2010-4345 CVE-2011-0017 CVE-2011-1407 CVE-2011-1764 CVE-2012-5671  +6 more Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: Exim 4.98 before 4.98.1, when SQLite hints and ETRN serialization […]

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FreeBSD 12 — owncloud — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — owncloud — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: owncloud — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2039 CVE-2013-2040 CVE-2013-2041 CVE-2013-2042 CVE-2013-2043 CVE-2013-2044 CVE-2013-2045 CVE-2013-2047  +9 more Upstream summary: Owncloud reports: Reflected XSS in OCS provider discovery (oC-SA-2016-001) Information Exposure Through […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — paramiko — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — paramiko — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3796-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000805 CVE-2018-7750 Upstream summary: Daniel Hoffman discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled authentication when being used as a server. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass […]

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Gentoo Linux — media-libs/faac — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-libs/faac — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202208-16 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19886 Upstream summary: An invalid pointer can be dereferenced in the huffcode function of libfaac/huff2.c, leading to a crash. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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SLES 12 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2020:177-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18218 CVE-2012-1571 CVE-2014-3710 CVE-2014-8116 CVE-2014-8117 CVE-2019-8905 CVE-2019-8906 CVE-2019-8907  +4 more Upstream summary: cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — xen-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xen-tools — xenstore denial of service via repeated update Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3672 CVE-2015-2152 CVE-2015-2752 CVE-2015-2756 CVE-2015-3209 CVE-2015-3259 CVE-2015-3456 CVE-2015-4103  +12 more Upstream summary: The Xen Project reports: Unprivileged guests may […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-local — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-local — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: security/ossec-hids-* — root escalation via syscheck feature Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5284 CVE-2015-3222 Upstream summary: OSSEC reports: The CVE-2015-3222 vulnerability, which allows for root escalation via sys check has been fixed in […]

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How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a CakePHP Application on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Deploy a CakePHP Application 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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Windows Server 2019 – Failover cluster groups flap due to aggressive failback settings – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 June 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 Large Page Support on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Large Page Support 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 configure large page support on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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