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Arch Linux — ipmitool — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — ipmitool — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202102-39 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-5208 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.8.18-6. Fixed in: 1.8.18-7. Group: AVG-1596. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How To Configure and Maintain Ghost from the Command Line — step-by-step CMS tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure and Maintain Ghost from the Command Line

Ghost is an exciting new blogging platform. Although most tasks can be completed through the web interface, there are still some operations that must be completed from the server’s command line. In this article, we will discuss how to upgrade, backup, configure email, and test configuration changes with Ghost from the command line.

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Debian 10 — proftpd-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — proftpd-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12815 CVE-2019-18217 CVE-2020-9273 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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Debian 9 – kernel panic after update due to incompatible third-party module

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 July 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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Kernel Updated but System Booted into Older Kernel

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 July 2020 📖 ~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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libtheora1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libtheora1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:0015-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14633 Upstream summary: In Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5, an out-of-bounds array read vulnerability exists in the function mapping0_forward() in mapping0.c, which may lead to DoS when […]

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How to Create a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Create a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 Creating virtual machines is the primary day-to-day task of a Hyper-V administrator. Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V introduces Generation 2 VMs — which use UEFI firmware, support Secure Boot, and eliminate legacy hardware emulation — alongside the traditional Generation 1 VMs which […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — php:7.3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — php:7.3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 2 July 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3736 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11043 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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