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FreeBSD 12 — timidity++-slang — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — timidity++-slang — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: TiMidity++ — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11546 CVE-2017-11547 CVE-2017-11549 Upstream summary: qflb.wu of DBAPPSecurity reports: Ihe insert_note_steps function in readmidi.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 can cause a denial of service(divide-by-zero error […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 Cron Jobs Not Running Due to PAM Account Restrictions

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 October 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — fence-agents — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — fence-agents — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0104 CVE-2019-10153 Upstream summary: In fence-agents before 4.0.17 does not verify remote SSL certificates in the fence_cisco_ucs.py script which can potentially allow for man-in-the-middle attackers […]

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FreeBSD 12 — rubygem-bson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rubygem-bson — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygem-bson — DoS and possible injection Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4412 Upstream summary: Phill MV reports: By submitting a specially crafted string to a service relying on the bson rubygem, an attacker […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php5-mbstring — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php5-mbstring — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php-mbstring — php mbstring buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5557 Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: PHP is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform boundary checks before copying […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — kafka-source — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — kafka-source — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory TID7022775 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7489 CVE-2018-1288 Upstream summary: FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.7.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.11.1 and 2.9.x before 2.9.5 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — htdig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: htdig — cross site scripting vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0085 Upstream summary: Michael Krax reports a vulnerability within htdig. The vulnerability lies within an unsanitized config parameter, allowing a malicious attacker […]

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Arch Linux — gst-plugins-bad — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — gst-plugins-bad — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-201702-5 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5848 CVE-2017-5843 CVE-2016-9446 CVE-2016-9445 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.10.2-1. Fixed in: 1.10.3-1. Group: AVG-165. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — sylpheed — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: claws-mail — POP3 Format String Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0667 CVE-2005-0926 CVE-2007-2958 Upstream summary: A Secunia Advisory reports: A format string error in the "inc_put_error()" function in src/inc.c when displaying a […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Python Virtual Environments on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Use Python Virtual Environments on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained […]

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