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How to Configure TCP Wrappers on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure TCP Wrappers on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure TCP Wrappers on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 10 install with the standard […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — lua53 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — lua53 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2020-1492 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24370 Upstream summary: ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 allows a negation overflow and segmentation fault in getlocal and setlocal, as demonstrated by getlocal(3,2^31). (CVE-2020-24370) Table of contents Symptom […]

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How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a critical component of the Windows Server 2012 R2 data protection framework. It enables the creation of point-in-time, application-consistent snapshots of volumes without interrupting running services or applications. VSS is used by Windows Server Backup, […]

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Alpine Linux edge — icecast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — icecast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.4.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — icecast 2.4.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18820 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships icecast 2.4.4-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-18820. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Обновление до версии Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Обновление до версии Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

23 апреля 2020 года была выпущена новейшая версия операционной системы Ubuntu с долгосрочной поддержкой (LTS) — Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa). В этом руководстве мы расскажем, как провести обновление системы Ubuntu версии 18.04 или выше до версии Ubuntu…

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FreeBSD 12 — ZendFramework — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ZendFramework — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ZendFramework1 — SQL injection vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3363 CVE-2015-7695 Upstream summary: Zend Framework developers report: The PDO adapters of Zend Framework 1 do not filter null bytes values in SQL […]

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Alpine Linux edge — fuse3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — fuse3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.2.5-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — fuse3 3.2.5-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10906 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships fuse3 3.2.5-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-10906. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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