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How to Configure SMB File Shares and NTFS Permissions on Windows Server 2025 — step-by-step Windows Server 2025 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SMB File Shares and NTFS Permissions on Windows Server 2025

How to Configure SMB File Shares and NTFS Permissions on Windows Server 2025 Shared folders are at the heart of almost every Windows Server deployment. Getting the permission model right is not optional — a misconfigured share can expose confidential data, allow unintended writes, or prevent legitimate users from doing their jobs. Windows Server 2025 […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — gst-plugins-bad1.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — gst-plugins-bad1.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8205-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40474 CVE-2023-40475 CVE-2025-3887 CVE-2023-37329 CVE-2023-40476 CVE-2023-44446 Upstream summary: It was discovered that multiple plugins in GStreamer contained arithmetic overflows. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — py-gitpython — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — py-gitpython — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24439 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged py{27,36,37,38,39,310,311}-gitpython<3.1.30 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24439 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — icinga2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — icinga2 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32739 CVE-2025-48057 CVE-2025-61909 CVE-2024-49369 CVE-2021-32743 CVE-2021-37698 CVE-2025-61907 CVE-2025-61908 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged icinga2<2.12.5 for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32739 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — python-geopandas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — python-geopandas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8083-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-69662 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GeoPandas incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks. Table of contents […]

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AlmaLinux 9 — libblockdev — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — libblockdev — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2025:9327 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-6019 Upstream summary: The libblockdev packages provide a C library with GObject introspection support used for low-level operations on block devices. The library serves as a thin wrapper around […]

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How to Install containerd as a Container Runtime on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install containerd as a Container Runtime on RHEL 9

containerd is a high-performance, industry-standard container runtime that implements the Open Container Initiative (OCI) specification. While Docker uses containerd internally as its core container lifecycle manager, containerd can also run standalone as a Kubernetes container runtime — this is the default runtime for most managed Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS) and the recommended runtime for […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — xorg-server-hwe-18.04 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — xorg-server-hwe-18.04 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 June 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7573-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-49175 CVE-2025-49176 CVE-2025-49178 CVE-2025-49179 CVE-2025-49180 CVE-2025-26594 CVE-2025-26595 CVE-2025-26596  +12 more Upstream summary: USN-7573-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — fuse-ntfs — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — fuse-ntfs — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0358 CVE-2019-9755 CVE-2022-40284 CVE-2021-33285 CVE-2021-33286 CVE-2021-33287 CVE-2021-33289 CVE-2021-35266  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged fuse-ntfs-3g-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3268 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — emacs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-1917)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 June 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-1917 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-1244 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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