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Ubuntu 18.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — ca-certificates — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7034-2 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2081875 https://launchpad.net/bugs/2020089 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1998785 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1976631 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1944481 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914064 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1900727 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881533 Upstream summary: USN-7034-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. […]

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MongoDB Tutorial — step-by-step Databases tutorial on Progressive Robot

MongoDB Tutorial

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/mongodb-tutorial/ Welcome to the MongoDB tutorial index post. MongoDB is one of the most widely used NoSQL database. MongoDB Tutorial MongoDB Tutorial Recently I have written a lot on MongoDB tutorials that includes installation on various Operating Systems and then using some common functions through Mongo Shell and Java Driver. Then we moved into […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libpcap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libpcap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4221-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15165 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of […]

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How to Manage Node.js Versions with NVM on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Node.js Versions with NVM on RHEL 8

NVM (Node Version Manager) is a shell script that lets you install and switch between multiple Node.js versions on the same machine without requiring root access or affecting system-wide packages. This is invaluable when you work on projects that require different Node.js versions simultaneously, or when you need to test your application against multiple runtimes. […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — tidy — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — tidy — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-SU-2015:1513-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5522 CVE-2015-5523 CVE-2016-6583 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ParseValue function in lexer.c in tidy before 4.9.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial […]

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How To Install and Use Bastille To Harden an Ubuntu 12.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use Bastille To Harden an Ubuntu 12.04

In this the cloud provider article, using Bastille, we are going to enhance the security of our system and greatly power up our knowledge and understanding of Linux system hardening by analyzing what Bastille in essence aims to teach with its thorough guide notes as we analyze various aspects of the process.

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SLES 12 — unixODBC — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — unixODBC — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 16 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2019:719-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7409 CVE-2018-7485 CVE-2011-1145 Upstream summary: In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in DriverManager/__info.c. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Capsule Networks: A Quick Primer — step-by-step AI And Machine Learning tutorial on Progressive Robot

Capsule Networks: A Quick Primer

Introduction Whether you're new to deep learning or a serious researcher, you've surely encountered the term convolutional neural networks (CNNs). They are one of the most researched and top-performing architectures in the field. That being said, CNNs have a few drawbacks in recognizing features of input data when they are in different orientations. To address […]

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