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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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How to Set a Hostname and FQDN on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set a Hostname and FQDN on RHEL 7

How to Set a Hostname and FQDN on RHEL 7 A properly configured hostname is one of the most fundamental aspects of Linux system administration. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the hostname identifies your machine on the network and appears in log files, shell prompts, and monitoring tools. Getting it right — including the […]

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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 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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Amazon Linux 2 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1317 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10713 CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-20969 CVE-2018-6952 CVE-2019-13638 CVE-2015-1418 CVE-2019-13636 Upstream summary: do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: […]

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