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How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Volume Shadow Copy Service on Windows Server 2019 The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a core Windows infrastructure component that enables the creation of consistent point-in-time snapshots of volumes, even while applications are actively writing to disk. VSS coordinates with VSS requestors (backup applications), VSS providers (storage drivers or hardware), and VSS […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — osinfo-db-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — osinfo-db-tools — 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-2021:1939 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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Oracle Linux 8 — Podman Issues — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Podman Issues (OL8-ISSUES-PODMAN)

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug OLRNT-ol8-issues-podman 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 […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — libpano — 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: libpano13 — arbitrary memory access through format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20307 Upstream summary: libpano13 developers reports: Fix crash and security issue caused by malformed filename prefix Table of contents […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py310-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py310-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-psutil — double free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: ret2libc reports: psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Samba share authentication keeps failing

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 13 — finch — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — finch — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pidgin — MSN overflow parsing SLP messages Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1373 CVE-2009-1374 CVE-2009-1375 CVE-2009-1376 CVE-2009-2694 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: A vulnerability has been reported in Pidgin, which can be exploited by […]

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How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-c7-libsamplerate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-c7-libsamplerate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libsamplerate — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7697 Upstream summary: NVD reports: In libsamplerate before 0.1.9, a buffer over-read occurs in the calc_output_single function in src_sinc.c via a crafted audio file. […]

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