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

Debian 11 — ruby-rack — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-5036 CVE-2012-6109 CVE-2013-0183 CVE-2013-0184 CVE-2013-0262 CVE-2013-0263 CVE-2015-3225 CVE-2018-16471  +12 more Upstream summary: Rack before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.5, and 1.3.x before 1.3.6 computes hash values for form parameters […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — ldns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 October 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5257-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-19860 CVE-2020-19861 Upstream summary: USN-5257-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ldns. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM. Original advisory details: […]

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A Straightforward Guide On Installing Web-Facing Applications on a VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

A Straightforward Guide On Installing Web-Facing Applications on a VPS

Installing web-facing programs often involves following the same basic set of steps. This involves installing and configuring a web stack (often LAMP), uploading the application’s files to the web root, and configuring the appropriate values. In this guide, we will introduce you to this basic practice by installing a forum software called MyBB.

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An Introduction to Cloud Hosting — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

An Introduction to Cloud Hosting

Cloud hosting is a method of using online servers in an affordable, scalable, and reliable way. In this guide, we will go over the common components in a cloud hosting environment, including different types of virtualization and how they might affect your experience when working with a cloud server.

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Disk Full on /var Causes Service and apt Failures

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2022 📖 ~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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Dracut Initramfs Failure Leading to Emergency Shell

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2022 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 13 — chrony — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — chrony — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: chrony <= 3.5.1 data corruption through symlink vulnerability writing the pidfile Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1821 CVE-2015-1822 CVE-2015-1853 CVE-2020-14367 Upstream summary: Miroslav Lichvar reports: chrony-3.5.1 […] fixes a security issue in writing […]

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Windows Server 2016 – Storport queue depth saturation causes application timeouts – Fix and Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2022 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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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How to Set Up Centralized Logging with syslogd on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Centralized Logging with syslogd on IBM AIX 7.3

Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to set up centralized logging with syslogd on IBM AIX […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py37-httpx — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py37-httpx — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 October 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-httpx — input validation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41945 Upstream summary: lebr0nli reports: Encode OSS httpx &lt;=1.0.0.beta0 is affected by improper input validation in `httpx.URL`, `httpx.Client` and some functions using `httpx.URL.copy_with`. […]

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