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Ubuntu 14.04 — icu — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — icu — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5133-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21913 CVE-2020-10531 CVE-2017-15422 CVE-2017-14952 CVE-2017-7867 CVE-2017-7868 CVE-2014-9911 CVE-2015-4844  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ICU contains a use after free issue. An attacker could use […]

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SLES 12 — v4l-conf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — v4l-conf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:1712-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13696 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in LinuxTV xawtv before 3.107. The function dev_open() in v4l-conf.c does not perform sufficient checks to prevent an […]

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Arch Linux — libraw — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libraw — 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-201805-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10529 CVE-2018-10528 CVE-2017-14265 CVE-2017-13735 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.18.9-1. Fixed in: 0.18.10-1. Group: AVG-681. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install pip and manage python packages on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: evince and atril — command injection vulnerability in CBT handler Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5864 CVE-2017-1000083 Upstream summary: GNOME reports: The comic book backend in evince 3.24.0 (and earlier) is vulnerable to […]

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How to Install Prometheus on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Prometheus on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying install prometheus on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base + […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libidn12 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libidn12 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2019:695-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14062 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the decode_digit function in puny_decode.c in Libidn2 before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — mahara — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mahara — sql injection vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0400 Upstream summary: The Debian security team reports: It was discovered that mahara, an electronic portfolio, weblog, and resume builder is not properly […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ruby20-gems — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ruby20-gems — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygems — request hijacking vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4287 CVE-2013-4363 CVE-2015-3900 Upstream summary: Jonathan Claudius reports: RubyGems provides the ability of a domain to direct clients to a separate host that […]

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FreeBSD 12 — qt4-gui — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — qt4-gui — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: qt4-imageformats, qt4-gui, qt5-gui — Multiple Vulnerabilities in Qt Image Format Handling Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0295 CVE-2015-1858 CVE-2015-1859 CVE-2015-1860 Upstream summary: Richard J. Moore reports: Due to two recent vulnerabilities identified in […]

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