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How to Configure Percona XtraBackup on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Percona XtraBackup on FreeBSD 15

Introduction Deploying configure percona xtrabackup on a FreeBSD 15 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base + ports approach […]

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SLES 12 — krb5-appl-clients — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — krb5-appl-clients — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 August 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2026:0930-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2026-32746 CVE-2019-25017 CVE-2019-25018 CVE-2020-10188 CVE-2011-1526 CVE-2011-4862 Upstream summary: telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows an out-of-bounds write in the LINEMODE SLC (Set Local Characters) […]

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — python3.12-wheel — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — python3.12-wheel — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Red Hat advisory RHSA RHSA-2026:3959 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-14550 CVE-2025-61726 CVE-2025-69223 CVE-2026-0994 CVE-2026-1207 CVE-2026-1285 CVE-2026-1287 CVE-2026-1312  +3 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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SLES 15 — python311-Django — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python311-Django — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 1 August 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2025:03446-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2025-59681 CVE-2024-53908 CVE-2025-13473 CVE-2025-14550 CVE-2026-1207 CVE-2026-1285 CVE-2026-1287 CVE-2026-1312  +12 more Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.25, 5.1 before 5.1.13, and […]

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SLES 16 — python313-wheel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 16

SLES 16 — python313-wheel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 August 2026 Affected versions: SLES 16 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory RHSA-2026:1902 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24049 CVE-2022-40898 Upstream summary: wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427. In versions 0.40.0 through 0.46.1, […]

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FreeBSD 15 — gitlab-ee — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — gitlab-ee — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 August 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Gitlab — vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2023-6195 CVE-2023-6502 CVE-2023-6682 CVE-2023-6688 CVE-2023-7045 CVE-2024-0231 CVE-2024-10043 CVE-2024-10219  +12 more Upstream summary: Gitlab reports: Cross-site Scripting issue in Analytics dashboard chart rendering impacts GitLab EE […]

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How to Configure GEOM RAID on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GEOM RAID on FreeBSD 15 (ON-FREEBSD-15)

Introduction How to Configure GEOM RAID on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet filtering, […]

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – fail2ban bans trusted subnet due to aggressive jail policy

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 31 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 Ubuntu 26.04.1 📖 ~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 […]

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How to Configure SLES 16 for Edge Computing — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SLES 16 for Edge Computing

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure SLES 16 for Edge Computing on SLES 16. SLES 16 (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 16 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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How to Configure IPv6 on SLES 16 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure IPv6 on SLES 16

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure IPv6 on SLES 16 on SLES 16. SLES 16 (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 16 system is up to date: zypper refresh && […]

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