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AlmaLinux 8 — stratis-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — stratis-cli — 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-2021:4217 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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How to Troubleshoot Group Policy on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Troubleshoot Group Policy on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Group Policy Troubleshooting Group Policy failures can prevent users from receiving correct desktop configurations, security settings, drive mappings, and software deployments. Diagnosing why a GPO is not applying—or why an unintended setting is being applied—requires a methodical approach using the tools built into Windows Server 2016. This tutorial covers […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7034-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2081875 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2020089 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1998785 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1976631 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1944481 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914064 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1900727 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881533 Upstream summary: The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes the included certificates to those contained in […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libsepol — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libsepol — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2307 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36084 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 __cil_verify_classpermission and __cil_pre_verify_helper). (CVE-2021-36084) The CIL compiler in […]

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Customizing Go Binaries with Build Tags — step-by-step Programming tutorial on Progressive Robot

Customizing Go Binaries with Build Tags

In Go, a build tag, or a build constraint, is an identifier added to a piece of code that determines when the file should be included in a package during the build process. This allows you to build different versions of your Go application from the same source code and to toggle between them in a fast and organized manner. In this article, you will use build tags in Go to generate different executable binaries that offer Free, Pro, and Enterprise feature sets of a sample application.

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

Oracle Linux 8 — samba — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-4058)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 April 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4058 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20254 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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FreeBSD 12 — linux-flashplayer — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-flashplayer — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Flash Player — arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11213 CVE-2017-11215 CVE-2017-11225 CVE-2017-11281 CVE-2017-11282 CVE-2017-11292 CVE-2017-2925 CVE-2017-2926  +12 more Upstream summary: Adobe reports: This update resolves a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability […]

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How to Configure Kerberos Authentication on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kerberos Authentication on RHEL 8

Kerberos is a mature, ticket-based network authentication protocol that allows services and users to prove their identity to one another without transmitting passwords over the network. MIT Kerberos is the reference implementation and is packaged in RHEL 8’s default repositories. Setting up a Key Distribution Center (KDC) gives you a centralised authentication infrastructure that integrates […]

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