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How to Build Android ROMs on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Build Android ROMs on Ubuntu 16.04

Android is the most popular operating system in the world today. Hundreds of different original equipment manufacturers, or OEM, choose to install it on their devices because it is free, open-source, and has a large ecosystem of apps and services…

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Arch Linux — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201709-5 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-13725 CVE-2017-13690 CVE-2017-13689 CVE-2017-13688 CVE-2017-13687 CVE-2017-13055 CVE-2017-13054 CVE-2017-13053  +12 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 4.9.1-1. Fixed in: 4.9.2-1. Group: AVG-361. Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — cflow — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — cflow — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 November 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5375-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16165 Upstream summary: It was discovered that GNU cflow was incorrectly handling memory cleanup operations at the end of a compilation module. An attacker could possibly use […]

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SLES 15 — libmodplug1 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libmodplug1 — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 November 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11311 CVE-2018-10017 CVE-2018-11710 CVE-2018-20860 CVE-2018-20861 CVE-2019-14382 CVE-2019-14383 CVE-2019-17113 Upstream summary: soundlib/Load_psm.cpp in OpenMPT through 1.26.12.00 and libopenmpt before 0.2.8461-beta26 has a heap buffer overflow with […]

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How to Set Up a Web Application Firewall on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Web Application Firewall on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up a Web Application Firewall on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — shibboleth2-sp — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — shibboleth2-sp — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: shibboleth2-sp — "Dynamic" metadata provider plugin issue Upstream summary: The Internet2 community reports: The Shibboleth Service Provider software includes a MetadataProvider plugin with the plugin type "Dynamic" to obtain metadata […]

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Windows Server 2016 – SmartScreen blocking unsigned internal installers – Fix & Prevention

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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 Configure DNS Client on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DNS Client on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure dns client on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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FreeBSD 12 — squashfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — squashfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: squashfs-tools — Integer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4645 Upstream summary: Phillip Lougher reports: Integer overflow in the read_fragment_table_4 function in unsquash-4.c in Squashfs and sasquatch allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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