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Windows Server 2019 – VSS snapshot failures from backup filter driver collisions – Fix and Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~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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How to Implement Zero Trust Architecture on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Implement Zero Trust Architecture on Windows Server 2016

Introduction Zero Trust Architecture on Windows Server 2016 applies the principle of “never trust, always verify” to every connection and access request. Using native Windows capabilities — Credential Guard, Windows Firewall, JIT access, and audit logging — administrators can implement strong Zero Trust controls without additional tooling. Enabling Credential Guard Protect NTLM hashes and Kerberos […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache-xml-security-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache-xml-security-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xml-security-c — crashes on malformed KeyInfo content Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2156 CVE-2013-2210 Upstream summary: The shibboleth project reports: SAML messages, assertions, and metadata all commonly make use of the XML Signature […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libmspack0 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libmspack0 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:3470-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18584 CVE-2018-18585 CVE-2018-18586 CVE-2010-2800 CVE-2010-2801 CVE-2014-9556 CVE-2019-1010305 CVE-2018-14681  +1 more Upstream summary: In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block […]

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How to Install Rust on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Rust on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install rust on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux distribution. This […]

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FreeBSD 12 — zinf — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zinf — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zinf — potential buffer overflow playlist support Upstream summary: The audio player Zinf is vulnerable to a buffer-overflow bug in the management of the playlist files. Table of contents Symptom […]

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How To Use Nested Queries in SQL — step-by-step Databases tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use Nested Queries in SQL

A useful function in SQL is creating a query within a query, also known as a subquery or nested query. A nested query is a SELECT statement that is typically enclosed in parentheses, and embedded within a primary SELECT, INSERT, or DELETE operation.

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Arch Linux — a2ps — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — a2ps — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-202005-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8107 CVE-2014-0466 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 4.14-8. Fixed in: 4.14-9. Group: AVG-1150. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — pacemaker — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — pacemaker — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4623-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25654 Upstream summary: Ken Gaillot discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled IPC communications permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass ACL restrictions and execute […]

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