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How to Configure Tripwire on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Tripwire 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 configure tripwire on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM AIX […]

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How to Configure MAC Policies on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MAC Policies on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Configure MAC Policies 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 filtering, […]

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How to Manage AIX Subsystems with SRC on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage AIX Subsystems with SRC 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 manage aix subsystems with src on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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Gentoo Linux — www-servers/cherokee — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — www-servers/cherokee — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-202012-09 Related CVEs: CVE-2006-1681 CVE-2019-20798 CVE-2019-20799 CVE-2019-20800 CVE-2020-12845 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cherokee. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — eog — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: eog — out-of-bounds write Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6855 Upstream summary: Felix Riemann reports: CVE-2016-6855 out-of-bounds write in eog 3.10.2. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — rawstudio — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dcraw — integer overflow condition Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3885 Upstream summary: ocert reports: The dcraw tool, as well as several other projects re-using its code, suffers from an integer overflow condition […]

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How to Configure Grafana Alerting on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Grafana Alerting on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure grafana alerting on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites You will need […]

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FreeBSD 12 — dovecot-managesieve — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — dovecot-managesieve — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dovecot-managesieve — Script Name Directory Traversal Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5301 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: The security issue is caused due to an input validation error when processing script names. This […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — grub2-signed — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — grub2-signed — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4432-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1889556 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass CVE-2020-10713 CVE-2020-14308 CVE-2020-14309 CVE-2020-14310 CVE-2020-14311 CVE-2020-15705  +2 more Upstream summary: USN-4432-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GRUB2 affecting Secure Boot environments. Unfortunately, the update introduced regressions for […]

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Arch Linux — graphicsmagick — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — graphicsmagick — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201801-7 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-16547 CVE-2017-15930 CVE-2017-14165 CVE-2017-13777 CVE-2017-13776 CVE-2017-13134 CVE-2017-13066 CVE-2017-13065  +6 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.3.26-3. Fixed in: 1.3.27-1. Group: AVG-355. Table of contents […]

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