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

FreeBSD 12 — libsamplerate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libsamplerate — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7697 Upstream summary: NVD reports: In libsamplerate before 0.1.9, a buffer over-read occurs in the calc_output_single function in src_sinc.c via a crafted audio file. […]

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Arch Linux — git-annex — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — git-annex — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-201807-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10859 CVE-2018-10857 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 6.20180529-18. Fixed in: 6.20180626-1. Group: AVG-725. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Configure syslog-ng for Centralised Syslog on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure syslog-ng for Centralised Syslog on RHEL 7

How to Configure syslog-ng for Centralised Syslog on RHEL 7 Every Linux system generates a continuous stream of log data from the kernel, system services, and applications. On a single host, rsyslog handles this adequately, but when you need to aggregate logs from dozens or hundreds of servers into a central repository, filter them intelligently, […]

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Debian 9 — python-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — python-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 November 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17626 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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Debian 9 — openconnect — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — openconnect — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 November 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16239 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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How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on RHEL 8

WireGuard is a modern, high-performance VPN protocol built into the Linux kernel since version 5.6, offering significantly simpler configuration and better performance than older alternatives like OpenVPN or IPsec. On RHEL 8, WireGuard can be installed via the ELRepo kernel module or the wireguard-tools package from EPEL, with the kernel module provided by the elrepo-kernel […]

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Arch Linux — libcurl-gnutls — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libcurl-gnutls — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201805-18 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000301 CVE-2018-1000300 CVE-2019-5436 CVE-2019-3823 CVE-2019-3822 CVE-2018-16890 CVE-2018-16840 CVE-2018-0500  +12 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 7.59.0-1. Fixed in: 7.60.0-1. Group: AVG-699. Table of contents […]

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RHEL 7 – journald Disk Usage Grows Until /var Is Full

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 November 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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FreeBSD 12 — apache+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache 1.3 — mod_proxy reverse proxy exposure Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0940 CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 CVE-2011-3368 Upstream summary: Apache HTTP server project reports: An exposure was found when using mod_proxy in reverse […]

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