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Ubuntu 16.04 — weechat — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — weechat — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5258-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14727 CVE-2020-8955 CVE-2020-9759 CVE-2020-9760 CVE-2021-40516 Upstream summary: Stuart Nevans Locke discovered that WeeChat's relay plugin insecurely handled malformed websocket frames. A remote attacker in control of a […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libsepol2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libsepol2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36085 CVE-2021-36086 CVE-2021-36087 Upstream summary: The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms (called from __verify_map_perm_classperms and hashtab_map). Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Install Cockpit Web Console on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Cockpit Web Console on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying install cockpit web console on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch 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 […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — gdb security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2019-3352)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3352 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20657 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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS apt-get update hash sum mismatch

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2021 📖 ~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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Common Problems 118613

cron Jobs Not Running on Ubuntu 16.04

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2021 📖 ~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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Common Problems 117595

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Kernel Panic After Installing NVIDIA Driver

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2021 📖 ~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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AlmaLinux 8 — spamassassin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — spamassassin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:4315 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 Upstream summary: The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email. Security Fix(es): * spamassassin: Malicious rule configuration files can be configured […]

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How to Set Up Swap Space on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Swap Space on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up Swap Space 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: zypper […]

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