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Debian 11 — ncbi-tools6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ncbi-tools6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5149 Upstream summary: fwd_check.sh in libncbi6 6.1.20080302 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/##### temporary file. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — sos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — sos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:4744 Upstream summary: The sos package contains a set of utilities that gather information from system hardware, logs, and configuration files. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging. […]

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RHEL 8 chronyd Time Drift Causing Kerberos and TLS Failures

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 October 2021 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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How to Configure DFS Namespaces on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DFS Namespaces on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure File Server with DFS Namespaces on Windows Server 2016 Combining a Windows Server 2016 file server with DFS Namespaces (DFS-N) creates a powerful and scalable file sharing infrastructure. DFS Namespaces allows you to present multiple file shares from different servers under a single, unified namespace path, so users access a consistent UNC […]

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Debian 11 — python-autobahn — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-autobahn — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35678 Upstream summary: Autobahn|Python before 20.12.3 allows redirect header injection. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — fetchmail — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — fetchmail — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:1964 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36386 CVE-2021-39272 Upstream summary: Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility intended for use over on-demand TCP/IP links, like SLIP or PPP connections. Fetchmail supports every remote-mail […]

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Debian 11 — gnome-font-viewer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gnome-font-viewer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19308 Upstream summary: In text_to_glyphs in sushi-font-widget.c in gnome-font-viewer 3.34.0, there is a NULL pointer dereference while parsing a TTF font file that lacks a name section (due […]

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Python main function — step-by-step Python tutorial on Progressive Robot

Python main function

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/python-main-function/ Python main function is executed only when it's being executed as a python program. As you know, we can also [import](/community/tutorials/python-input-output-python-import) a python program as a module, in that case python main method should not execute. Python main function Main function is the entry point of any program. But python interpreter executes the […]

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Debian 11 — svgsalamander — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — svgsalamander — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5617 Upstream summary: The SVG Salamander (aka svgSalamander) library, when used in a web application, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via an xlink:href […]

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Debian 11 — bip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — bip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3071 CVE-2011-5268 CVE-2012-0806 CVE-2013-4550 Upstream summary: bip before 0.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an empty USER […]

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