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Ubuntu 18.04 — rabbitmq-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — rabbitmq-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-5004-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11287 CVE-2021-22116 Upstream summary: It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This […]

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SLES 12 — libnettle4 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libnettle4 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:127-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20305 CVE-2021-3580 CVE-2015-8803 CVE-2015-8804 CVE-2015-8805 CVE-2016-6489 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in Nettle in versions before 3.7.2, where several Nettle signature verification functions (GOST […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — ELSA-2020-5619-1: postgresql:9.6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — ELSA-2020-5619-1: postgresql:9.6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5619-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10130 CVE-2020-25694 CVE-2020-25695 CVE-2019-10208 CVE-2020-1720 CVE-2020-14350 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How To Install Metabase on Ubuntu 20.04 with Docker — step-by-step Docker tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Metabase on Ubuntu 20.04 with Docker

Introduction Metabase is a Java-based open-source Business Intelligence (BI) tool. It can connect to a number of different databases and has a question builder tool that can hide the complexity of large SQL queries. In this tutorial you will install Metabase using Docker Compose, then install Nginx to act as a reverse proxy for your […]

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How to Profile Application Performance with perf on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Profile Application Performance with perf on RHEL 7

How to Profile Application Performance with perf on RHEL 7 Performance bottlenecks in production applications are notoriously difficult to diagnose using traditional monitoring tools alone. CPU usage metrics tell you that a system is busy but rarely tell you where the work is happening inside your application. The perf subsystem, built directly into the Linux […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — glibc security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-1585)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1585 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3326 CVE-2019-9169 CVE-2019-25013 CVE-2020-27618 CVE-2016-10228 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libtalloc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libtalloc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:2075 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — shim-unsigned-aarch64 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — shim-unsigned-aarch64 — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1734 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14372 CVE-2020-25632 CVE-2020-25647 CVE-2020-27749 CVE-2020-27779 CVE-2021-20225 CVE-2021-20233 Upstream summary: The shim package contains a first-stage UEFI boot loader that handles chaining to a trusted full boot loader under secure […]

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RHEL 7 – Postfix Service Starts but Mail Queue Never Drains

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 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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