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Ubuntu 22.04 — util-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — util-linux — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8091-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/2143850 CVE-2024-28085 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the util-linux su utility did not drop capabilities when being used with the –pty option. While not a security […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — libapr1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — libapr1 — 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 openSUSE-SU-2024:14347-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-49582 Upstream summary: Lax permissions set by the Apache Portable Runtime library on Unix platforms would allow local users read access to named shared […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql:16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql:16 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-5929)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 November 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-5929 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-4317 CVE-2024-7348 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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Gentoo Linux — dev-ruby/rdoc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-ruby/rdoc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-202406-03 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-27281 CVE-2021-31799 Upstream summary: A vulnerability has been discovered in RDoc. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Apache on Ubuntu 24.04

Apache HTTP Server is one of the most popular web servers in the world. This guide installs and starts Apache on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and verifies that it is serving content correctly. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges UFW firewall configured Step 1 – […]

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Debian 12 — tpm2-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — tpm2-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7524 CVE-2021-3565 CVE-2024-29038 CVE-2024-29039 Upstream summary: tpm2-tools versions before 1.1.1 are vulnerable to a password leak due to transmitting password in plaintext from client to server when generating […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — cuda-nsight-systems-12-8 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — cuda-nsight-systems-12-8 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-040 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-53870 CVE-2024-53871 CVE-2024-53875 Upstream summary: NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary, where a user could cause an out-of-bounds read by […]

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Debian 12 — super — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — super — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-0817 CVE-2004-0579 CVE-2011-2776 CVE-2014-0470 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in super for Linux allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument. Table of […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — uriparser — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — uriparser — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2024-2546 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-34402 CVE-2024-34403 CVE-2018-19198 CVE-2018-19199 CVE-2021-46141 CVE-2021-46142 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in uriparser through 0.9.7. ComposeQueryEngine in UriQuery.c has an integer overflow via long keys or […]

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Debian 12 — libnss-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libnss-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 November 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0826 Upstream summary: The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users […]

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