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Ubuntu 22.04 — znc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — znc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 December 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6990-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-39844 Upstream summary: Johannes Kuhn (DasBrain) discovered that znc incorrectly handled user input under certain operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code […]

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

Ubuntu 16.04 — nano — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 December 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7064-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-5742 Upstream summary: It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the permissions granted […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — libvpx — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — libvpx — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 1.8.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libvpx 1.8.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0034 CVE-2019-9371 CVE-2019-9433 CVE-2019-9325 CVE-2019-9232 CVE-2023-5217 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships libvpx 1.8.2-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-0034. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — node-follow-redirects — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — node-follow-redirects — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 December 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8217-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0155 CVE-2022-0536 CVE-2023-26159 CVE-2024-28849 Upstream summary: It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly protect sensitive user information during redirects. An attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — opencryptoki — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — opencryptoki — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-1239)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 December 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-1239 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-0914 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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Alpine Linux 3.18 — gnutls — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — gnutls — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 3.8.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gnutls 3.8.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-28834 CVE-2024-28835 CVE-2023-5981 CVE-2024-0553 CVE-2024-0567 CVE-2023-0361 CVE-2022-2509 CVE-2021-20231  +7 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships gnutls 3.8.4-r0 which […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-lang/spidermonkey — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-lang/spidermonkey — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202509-02 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-11692 CVE-2024-11694 CVE-2024-11695 CVE-2024-11696 CVE-2024-11697 CVE-2024-11699 CVE-2024-11700 CVE-2024-11701  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Spidermonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — unbound security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — unbound security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-8062)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 December 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-8062 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30699 CVE-2022-30698 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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How to Configure FIPS 140-2 Mode on CentOS Stream 10 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure FIPS 140-2 Mode on CentOS Stream 10

Introduction How to Configure FIPS 140-2 Mode on CentOS Stream 10 on CentOS Stream 10 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration […]

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CentOS Stream 10 – Common Problem 149 – Diagnosis and Fix

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 15 December 2024 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 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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