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Ubuntu 14.04 — vlc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — vlc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4805-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-10699 CVE-2018-11529 Upstream summary: It was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted media files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) […]

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Arch Linux — libxslt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libxslt — vulnerability — 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-201703-5 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5029 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.1.29+23+geb1030d-1. Fixed in: 1.1.29+41+gdf5330d1-1. Group: AVG-195. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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"The method X is ambiguous for the type Y" Java ambiguous method call null error — step-by-step Programming tutorial on Progressive Robot

“The method X is ambiguous for the type Y” Java ambiguous method call null error

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/the-method-is-ambiguous-for-the-type-java-ambiguous-method-call-null-error/ If you are reading this, chances are you got The method X is ambiguous for the type Y error when compiling a java program in terminal or in any Java IDE. Java ambiguous method call Here we are going to explain why java ambiguous method call error comes with some examples. This ambiguous […]

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How to Manage the Active Directory Schema on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage the Active Directory Schema on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Schema The Active Directory schema is the blueprint for every object stored in the directory. It defines object classes such as users, computers, and groups, and the attributes that belong to each class. In Windows Server 2016, the schema is stored in the Schema naming context of […]

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SLES 12 — mercurial — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — mercurial — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 17 June 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:1558-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9462 CVE-2019-3902 CVE-2014-9462 CVE-2016-3068 CVE-2016-3069 CVE-2016-3105 CVE-2016-3630 CVE-2017-1000116  +6 more Upstream summary: In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve –stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch […]

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How To Use Gitolite to Control Access to a Git Server on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use Gitolite to Control Access to a Git Server on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS

Git is a very popular distributed version control system. When working on multiple projects in git with different collaborators, you need to control who has access to what. Gitolite is an access control layer that can be implemented on top of git to provide that level of control. In this guide, we will discuss how to install and configure gitolite on an Ubuntu 12.04 system.

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How To Manage State in React with Redux — step-by-step Javascript tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Manage State in React with Redux

Redux is a popular data store for JavaScript and React applications. In this tutorial, you’ll use store, actions, reducers, and the useSelector Hook to build a bird watching test application. You’ll then pull data into your components and dispatch new changes to update the data.

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