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How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OpenTelemetry Collector on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying configure opentelemetry collector on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye 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 11 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — usbredir — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — usbredir — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 31 March 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5784-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3700 Upstream summary: It was discovered that usbredir incorrectly handled memory when serializing large amounts of data in the case of a slow or blocked destination. An […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — vim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-5813)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-5813 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1785 CVE-2022-1927 CVE-2022-1897 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby3.1-rubygem-nokogiri — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby3.1-rubygem-nokogiri — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29181 CVE-2022-24836 CVE-2022-24839 Upstream summary: Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri prior to version 1.13.6 does not type-check all […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:kvm_utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:kvm_utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9700)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 March 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9700 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3507 CVE-2021-4206 CVE-2021-3975 CVE-2021-4207 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-29723 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2021-29723 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 31 March 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29723, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29723 NVD summary: IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive […]

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How to Set Up Vagrant and VirtualBox on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Vagrant and VirtualBox on RHEL 8

Vagrant is a command-line tool for building and managing reproducible virtual machine environments, and when paired with VirtualBox it gives developers a fast, portable way to spin up isolated Linux VMs on a RHEL 8 host. Using a declarative Vagrantfile, you can define the base box, network settings, shared folders, and provisioning scripts so that […]

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FreeBSD 13 — dhcpcd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dhcpcd — remote code execution/denial of service Related CVEs: CVE-2014-7912 CVE-2014-7913 CVE-2016-1503 CVE-2016-1504 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: The get_option function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 6.2.0, as used in dhcpcd […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py27-foolscap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py27-foolscap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-foolscap — local file inclusion Upstream summary: Brian Warner reports: The "flappserver" feature was found to have a vulnerability in the service-lookup code which, when combined with an attacker who […]

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