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How to Set Up Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Hyper-V is Microsoft’s native hypervisor, built into Windows Server 2016. It allows you to create and manage virtual machines (VMs), enabling server consolidation, test environments, and high availability scenarios. Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V includes enhancements such as Shielded VMs, Host Guardian Service, nested virtualization, and improved Linux […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pcsc-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pcsc-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Use-After-Free Vulnerability in pcsc-lite Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10109 Upstream summary: Peter Wu on Openwall mailing-list reports: The issue allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service, but can potentially […]

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How to Configure Network Bridging on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Bridging on Debian 9

Introduction How to Configure Network Bridging on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 9. This […]

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FreeBSD 12 — p5-Net-DNS — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p5-Net-DNS — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-Net-DNS — multiple Vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3377 CVE-2007-3409 Upstream summary: A Secunia Advisory reports: An error exists in the handling of DNS queries where IDs are incremented with a fixed […]

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FreeBSD 12 — osc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — osc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: osc — shell command injection via crafted _service files Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0778 Upstream summary: SUSE Security Update reports: osc before 0.151.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell […]

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How to Configure PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch 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 9 install with the […]

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