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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.2-rubygem-nokogiri — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.2-rubygem-nokogiri — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2877 CVE-2015-8241 CVE-2015-8317 Upstream summary: parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.0, as used in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — xapian-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — xapian-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 September 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3709-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-0499 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — cflow — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — cflow — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 September 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5375-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16165 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNU cflow was incorrectly handling memory cleanup operations at the end of a compilation module. An attacker could possibly use […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — usbguard — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — usbguard — 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-2019-25058 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in USBGuard before 1.1.0. On systems with the usbguard-dbus daemon running, an unprivileged user could make USBGuard allow […]

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SLES 15 — libmarkdown2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libmarkdown2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 September 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:0019-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11468 CVE-2018-12495 Upstream summary: The __mkd_trim_line function in mkdio.c in libmarkdown.a in DISCOUNT 2.2.3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — zsh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — zsh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-0903)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 September 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-0903 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20044 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — perl-File-Find-Rule — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — perl-File-Find-Rule — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory RHSA-2025:9517 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-10007 Upstream summary: File::Find::Rule through 0.34 for Perl is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when `grep()` encounters a crafted filename. A file handle is opened […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — psi+ — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — psi+ — vulnerability — 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-2017-5593 Upstream summary: An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in […]

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How to Automate Backups with rsync on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Automate Backups with rsync on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up automate backups with rsync on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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How to Configure Virtual Memory with rmss on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Virtual Memory with rmss 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 virtual memory with rmss on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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