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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.171-136.231 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.171-136.231 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-011 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12657 CVE-2020-10711 CVE-2020-10942 CVE-2020-8648 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body.(CVE-2020-12657) Table of […]

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How To Scale Ruby on Rails Applications Across Multiple Droplets (Part 1) — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Scale Ruby on Rails Applications Across Multiple Droplets (Part 1)

In this the cloud provider article we are going to see how to simply scale Ruby on Rails applications horizontally, distributing its load across multiple machines running on Unicorn all carefully set up behind a master load balancer running Nginx HTTP server, tasked with welcoming and handling the incoming requests and balancing the load.

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Debian 10 — zlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — zlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 August 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25032 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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How To Install and Secure Redis on CentOS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Secure Redis on CentOS

This tutorial provides instructions for installing Redis on a CentOS 7 server and using its built-in security features, in coordination with some other security configurations, to keep it from being accessed by unauthorized users.

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Debian 9 Hostname Resolution Warning sudo unable to resolve host

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 August 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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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