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Ubuntu 20.04 — pam-pkcs11 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — pam-pkcs11 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 May 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7363-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-24032 CVE-2025-24531 Upstream summary: Marcus Rückert and Matthias Gerstner discovered that PAM-PKCS#11 did not properly handle certain return codes when authentication was not possible. An attacker could […]

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Alpine Linux 3.20 — wpa_supplicant — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.20

Alpine Linux 3.20 — wpa_supplicant — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.20 / fixed in 2.9-r5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — wpa_supplicant 2.9-r5 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16275 CVE-2021-30004 CVE-2021-27803 CVE-2021-0326 CVE-2019-11555 CVE-2019-9494 CVE-2019-9495 CVE-2019-9497  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.20 ships wpa_supplicant 2.9-r5 which […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-12618)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 May 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-12618 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-40911 CVE-2024-40947 CVE-2024-40978 CVE-2024-40981 CVE-2024-41027 CVE-2024-41049 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — python3.12-setuptools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — python3.12-setuptools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-11044)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 May 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-11044 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-47273 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 Leap 15.6 — python311-tqdm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.6

openSUSE Leap 15.6 — python311-tqdm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.6 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2024:1872-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2024-34062 Upstream summary: tqdm is an open source progress bar for Python and CLI. Any optional non-boolean CLI arguments (e.g. `–delim`, `–buf-size`, `–manpath`) are […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-13589)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 May 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-13589 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-47670 CVE-2025-38159 CVE-2025-21727 CVE-2024-56644 CVE-2025-38085 CVE-2025-21759 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — git — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — git — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 2.43.7-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — git 2.43.7-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-27613 CVE-2025-27614 CVE-2025-46334 CVE-2025-46835 CVE-2025-48384 CVE-2025-48385 CVE-2025-48386 CVE-2024-50349  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.19 ships git 2.43.7-r0 which […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — python311-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — python311-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2024:0763-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2024-26130 Upstream summary: cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Starting in version 38.0.0 and prior to […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — libarchive — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — libarchive — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 3.7.9-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libarchive 3.7.9-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-57970 CVE-2025-1632 CVE-2025-25724 CVE-2024-20696 CVE-2024-26256 CVE-2022-36227 CVE-2022-26280 CVE-2021-36976  +4 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships libarchive 3.7.9-r0 which […]

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How to Contribute to CentOS Stream 10 Development — step-by-step CentOS Stream 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Contribute to CentOS Stream 10 Development

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Contribute to CentOS Stream 10 Development on CentOS Stream 10. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered CentOS Stream 10 system with the default AppStream […]

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