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How To Install and Use OTPW for Single-Use SSH Passwords on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use OTPW for Single-Use SSH Passwords on Ubuntu 14.04

  • May 27, 2020
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SSH is a way of connecting to a remote server securely. It includes a number of mechanisms to perform this task in a safe way. However, the protocol assumes that the computer that you are connecting from is secure. In this guide, we will instruct you on how to set up one time passwords as an option for connecting to your server from an insecure location. We will do this by configuring the OTPW utility on an Ubuntu 14.04 machine.

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FreeBSD 12 — py311-beaker — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py311-beaker — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 27, 2020
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-beaker — arbitrary code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7489 Upstream summary: matheusbrat reports: The Beaker library through 1.12.1 for Python is affected by deserialization of untrusted data, which could lead […]

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Debian 10 — debian-lan-config — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — debian-lan-config — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 27, 2020
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 May 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3467 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — schismtracker — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — schismtracker — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 27, 2020
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:1994-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14523 CVE-2019-14524 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Schism Tracker through 20190722. There is an integer underflow via a large plen in fmt_okt_load_song in […]

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How To Install Mastodon on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Mastodon on Ubuntu 20.04

  • May 27, 2020
  • Linux
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Mastodon is a microblogging social networking application that uses a decentralized model, also termed as a federation by its creators. Mastodon is open-source and can be deployed by anyone on any server, with each server being its own instance that can have its own policies and moderation. Within the federation, each Mastodon instance can be made aware of other instances. This allows interaction with other users both within an instance and with other instances.

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SLES 12 — libesmtp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libesmtp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

  • May 27, 2020
  • Linux
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🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-IU-2021:658-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19977 Upstream summary: libESMTP through 1.0.6 mishandles domain copying into a fixed-size buffer in ntlm_build_type_2 in ntlm/ntlmstruct.c, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer over-read. Table […]

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How To Create Artisan Commands To Manage Database Records in Laravel — step-by-step Programming tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create Artisan Commands To Manage Database Records in Laravel

If you followed along with this series so far, your database tables should be all set by now. However, you still need to implement a way to let users insert new entries in the links table. In this guide, we’ll create Artisan commands to manage database records on your application. At the end, you’ll be able to create, list, and delete links in the database using command-line Artisan commands.

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Debian 10 – KVM Bridge Networking Stops Passing Traffic – Host Bridge Repair

  • May 26, 2020
  • Linux
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🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 May 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 12 — linux-openmotif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-openmotif — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

  • May 26, 2020
  • BSD
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🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xpm — image decoding vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0687 CVE-2004-0688 Upstream summary: Chris Evans discovered several vulnerabilities in the libXpm image decoder: A stack-based buffer overflow in xpmParseColors An integer overflow […]

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