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AlmaLinux 10 — xorg-x11-server-Xwayland — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 10

AlmaLinux 10 — xorg-x11-server-Xwayland — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2026:11352 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-33999 CVE-2026-34001 CVE-2026-34003 CVE-2025-62229 CVE-2025-62230 CVE-2025-62231 Upstream summary: Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland. Security Fix(es): * xorg: xwayland: X.Org X server: Denial of […]

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How to Install PHP 8.3 on SLES 16 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install PHP 8.3 on SLES 16

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install PHP 8.3 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. Step 1 — Install PHP zypper install -y php8 php8-fpm php8-mysql php8-curl […]

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – Failed sudo due to broken PAM configuration – Fix & Prevention

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 June 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – journal logs consume root filesystem unexpectedly – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 June 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 15 — dovecot-pigeonhole — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — dovecot-pigeonhole — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 June 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dovecot-pigeonhole — Sieve excessive resource usage Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11500 CVE-2020-28200 Upstream summary: Dovecot team reports reports: Sieve interpreter is not protected against abusive scripts that claim excessive resource usage. Fixed […]

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AlmaLinux 10 — image-builder — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 10

AlmaLinux 10 — image-builder — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2026:13642 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-25679 CVE-2025-61726 CVE-2025-61729 CVE-2025-68121 CVE-2025-58183 Upstream summary: A local binary for building customized OS artifacts such as VM images and OSTree commits. Uses osbuild under the hood. Security Fix(es): […]

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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 (FREEBSD-15-2)

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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FreeBSD 15 — py32-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — py32-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 June 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pycrypto — PRNG reseed race condition Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1445 Upstream summary: Dwayne Litzenberger reports: In PyCrypto before v2.6.1, the Crypto.Random pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) exhibits a race condition that may […]

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FreeBSD 15 — opendkim — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — opendkim — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 June 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Verifiers may inappropriately convey message trust Upstream summary: US-CERT reports: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Verifiers may inappropriately convey message trust when messages are signed using test […]

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