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How to Configure Remote Desktop Web Access on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Remote Desktop Web Access on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Web Access Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access) is a role service in Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Services that provides a web-based portal for users to access RemoteApp programs, session-based desktops, and virtual desktops from any device with a web browser. Instead of distributing […]

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SLES 15 — python2-httplib2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python2-httplib2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:236-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11078 CVE-2021-21240 Upstream summary: In httplib2 before version 0.18.0, an attacker controlling unescaped part of uri for `httplib2.Http.request()` could change request headers and body, send […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-0298)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0298 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23953 CVE-2021-23954 CVE-2020-26976 CVE-2021-23964 CVE-2020-15685 CVE-2021-23960 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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FreeBSD 12 — jasper — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — jasper — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: jasper — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3520 CVE-2008-3522 CVE-2011-4516 CVE-2011-4517 CVE-2014-8137 CVE-2014-8138 CVE-2014-8157 CVE-2014-8158  +12 more Upstream summary: JasPer Releases: – Fix memory-related bugs in the JPEG-2000 codec resulting from […]

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Debian 11 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1745 CVE-2015-7096 CVE-2015-7098 CVE-2016-4590 CVE-2016-4591 CVE-2016-4622 CVE-2016-4624 CVE-2016-4692  +12 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment System), now distributed as Greenbone Community Edition, is a powerful open-source vulnerability scanner that identifies known CVEs, misconfigurations, and weak credentials across your network. Running it as a containerized stack on RHEL 8 keeps the scanner isolated and easy to update without conflicting with system packages. This tutorial covers deploying Greenbone […]

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How to Install and Configure Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04

Configuration management systems are designed to make controlling large numbers of servers easy for administrators and operations teams. They allow you to control many different systems in an automated way from one central location. In this guide, we will discuss how to install Ansible on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine and go over some basics of how to use the software.

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

AlmaLinux 8 — greenboot — 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-2022:1902 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 — trousers — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — trousers — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-2021:1627 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24330 CVE-2020-24331 CVE-2020-24332 Upstream summary: TrouSerS is an implementation of the Trusted Computing Group's Software Stack (TSS) specification. TrouSerS enables the user to write applications that make use of […]

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