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Oracle Linux 8 — webkit2gtk3 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — webkit2gtk3 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2021-4097)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4097 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-30858 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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Arch Linux — ark — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

Arch Linux — ark — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202009-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24654 CVE-2017-5330 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary filesystem access. Status: Fixed. Affected: 20.08.0-1. Fixed in: 20.08.0-2. Group: AVG-1216. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Common Problems 117584

MySQL Fails to Start with InnoDB Corruption

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: 20.04 📖 ~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 […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — halibut — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: halibut — Segmentation fault, denial of service or possibly other unspecified impact via a crafted text document Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42612 CVE-2021-42613 CVE-2021-42614 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: CVE-2021-42612: A use after […]

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How to Configure AlertManager on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AlertManager on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Configure AlertManager 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 the default AppStream […]

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FreeBSD 12 — crispy-doom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — crispy-doom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: chocolate-doom — Arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14983 Upstream summary: Michal Dardas from LogicalTrust reports: The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players […]

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Common Problems 117578

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – OOM killer terminates critical processes

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 20.04.6 📖 ~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 […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-riscv — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-riscv — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4425-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16089 CVE-2019-19462 CVE-2020-11935 CVE-2020-15780 CVE-2020-10711 CVE-2020-10732 CVE-2020-12768 CVE-2020-12770  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the network block device (nbd) implementation in the Linux kernel did […]

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Common Problems 115596

RHEL 7 SELinux Policy Module Outdated After Security Update

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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 & […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — node-trim-newlines — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — node-trim-newlines — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5999-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33623 Upstream summary: It was discovered that trim-newlines incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input […]

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