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Ubuntu 14.04 — ppp — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — ppp — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4451-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15704 CVE-2020-8597 CVE-2018-11574 CVE-2015-3310 CVE-2014-3158 Upstream summary: USN-4451-1 fixed a vulnerability in ppp. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. […]

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How to Configure DNSSEC Validation on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DNSSEC Validation on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure dnssec validation 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 […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — cinnamon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:1294-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12825 Upstream summary: libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — libdbi-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libdbi-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5030-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-10402 CVE-2020-14393 CVE-2019-20919 CVE-2020-14392 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Perl DBI module incorrectly opened files outside of the folder specified in the data source name. […]

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How To Deploy and Manage Your DNS Using DNSControl on Debian 10 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Deploy and Manage Your DNS Using DNSControl on Debian 10

DNSControl is an infrastructure-as-code tool that allows you to deploy and manage your DNS zones using standard software development principles, including version control, testing, and automated deployment. In this tutorial, you’ll install and configure DNSControl, create a basic DNS configuration, and begin deploying DNS records to a live provider.

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Ubuntu 16.04 — node-fstream — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — node-fstream — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4863-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13173 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fstream incorrectly handled certain crafted tarballs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem. Table […]

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