Managing user accounts is one of the most fundamental Linux system administration tasks. On RHEL 8, the standard tools — useradd, usermod, userdel, and groupadd — are all available out of the box and work the same way across RHEL-compatible distributions. This guide covers creating users with meaningful options, setting and changing passwords, modifying existing […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 15–45 min Last verified: 16 February 2023 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-2022-40232, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2022-40232 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.1.1, and 6.1.2.0 could allow an authenticated user to perform actions they should not have access […]
Introduction How to Manage Storage with Parted on Oracle Linux 9 on Oracle Linux 9 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.4.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Alpine secdb entry — py3-jwt 2.4.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29217 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships py3-jwt 2.4.0-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-29217. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 16 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6474 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41725 CVE-2022-41723 CVE-2023-29400 CVE-2023-24534 CVE-2023-24539 CVE-2023-3978 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]
🟠 High ⏱ 30–90 min Last verified: 16 February 2023 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-1999-0208, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0208 NVD summary: rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]
🟠 High ⏱ 30–90 min Last verified: 16 February 2023 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-1999-0101, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0101 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names. References: ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-13.shtml ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-13.shtml Table of […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 15–45 min Last verified: 16 February 2023 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-2023-47706, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2023-47706 NVD summary: IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 could allow an authenticated user to upload files of a dangerous file type. IBM X-Force ID: 271341. […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 15–45 min Last verified: 16 February 2023 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-2023-47152, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2023-47152 NVD summary: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 is vulnerable to an insecure cryptographic algorithm and to information disclosure in […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202211-02 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44542 Upstream summary: lesspipe has support for parsing Perl storable ("PST") files, Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution […]
