Troubleshooting

FreeBSD 12 — mpd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mpd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MPD5 PPPoE Server remotely exploitable crash Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7465 CVE-2020-7466 Upstream summary: Version 5.9_2 contains security fix for PPPoE servers. Insufficient validation of incoming PPPoE Discovery request specially crafted by […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — audacity — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7211-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11867 Upstream summary: Mike Salvatore discovered that Audacity incorrectly handled default permissions of temporary files created by the application. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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SLES 15 — glib-networking — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — glib-networking — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:3944-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13645 Upstream summary: In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to […]

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How to Configure Traffic Shaping with tc on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Traffic Shaping with tc on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Configure Traffic Shaping with tc on Oracle Linux 8 on Oracle Linux 8. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered Oracle Linux 8 system with […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — libsolv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-4060)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4060 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33928 CVE-2021-33929 CVE-2021-33938 CVE-2021-33930 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libX11 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libX11 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-4326)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4326 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31535 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 10 — python-apt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — python-apt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2021 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15795 CVE-2020-27351 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.6.23-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libexif 0.6.23-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0198 CVE-2020-0452 CVE-2018-20030 CVE-2020-13114 CVE-2020-13113 CVE-2020-13112 CVE-2020-0093 CVE-2019-9278  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships libexif 0.6.23-r0 which […]

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How to Use Capsicum Sandboxing on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Capsicum Sandboxing 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 use capsicum sandboxing 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 distribution. […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — mariadb:10.5 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — mariadb:10.5 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-5826)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 February 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-5826 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-46659 CVE-2022-27378 CVE-2022-27384 CVE-2022-27458 CVE-2022-27382 CVE-2022-27445 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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