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How to Configure Network Interface Settings with nmcli on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Interface Settings with nmcli on RHEL 7

How to Configure Network Interface Settings with nmcli on RHEL 7 Network configuration on RHEL 7 is managed by the NetworkManager service, and the primary command-line interface for NetworkManager is nmcli. Unlike directly editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ files — which still works but is error-prone — nmcli provides a structured, validated way to create, modify, and activate […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — openexr — 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 advisory SUSE-SR:2009:014 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1720 CVE-2009-1721 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly […]

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OpenBSD 7.4 — expat — errata 015_expat — security advisory — syspatch and remediation — diagnosis and fix on OpenBSD 7.4

OpenBSD 7.4 — expat — errata 015_expat — security advisory — syspatch and remediation

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: OpenBSD 7.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: OpenBSD 7.4 errata 015_expat Errata topic: Security: expat (All architectures) Issued: March 18, 2024 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-28757 Upstream summary: In libexpat fix billion laughs attack vulnerability CVE-2024-28757. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — log4net — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — log4net — 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-2018-1285 CVE-2006-0743 Upstream summary: Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks […]

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Common Problems 114510

Samba Share Access Denied for Valid User

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 📖 ~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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How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure saltstack 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 Ensure Debian 10 Buster […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-python/thrift — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-python/thrift — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202107-32 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0205 CVE-2019-0210 CVE-2020-13949 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Thrift. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Alpine Linux edge — f2fs-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — f2fs-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.14.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — f2fs-tools 1.14.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6104 CVE-2020-6105 CVE-2020-6106 CVE-2020-6107 CVE-2020-6108 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships f2fs-tools 1.14.0-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-6104. Table of contents […]

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